澳洲新闻 (ABC新闻快递) 2010-04-18

Hello, Nick Dole¹ with the National Weather.

 

Taking a look at the satellite image first, and cloud sweeping² through South Australia and western Victoria is producing rain and a few storms. Unstable³ air in cloud in the tropics is generating widespread scattered⁴ rainfall. And patchy cloud over the east coast is bringing a few showers.

 

To the states now, an overcast⁵ day’s on the way for Queensland today with showers above the east coast and isolated⁶ afternoon showers across the interior.

 

Some showers for New South Wales, mostly along the central and north coasts and adjacent ranges. It will be fine elsewhere though.

 

Mostly cloudy in Victoria with some isolated showers in the west and a chance of an afternoon thunderstorm in the southwest.

 

A fine day ahead for Tasmania, apart from some scattered morning fog mainly above inland areas. It will be cool in the morning, but otherwise a mild to warm day with afternoon coastal⁷ sea breezes.

 

A mostly fine day's forecast for South Australia with a few isolated showers mainly in the central districts.

 

A fine start for WA, but there could be a few thunderstorms and showers over much of the state during the afternoon.

 

Further north, isolated showers and storms north of Elliott and along the eastern border of the Territory. Fine and mostly sunny to the south.

 

And looking ahead, a few showers tomorrow for Brisbane and Sydney, cloudy in Melbourne and Adelaide, a fine day's on the way for Hobart and Perth and some afternoon showers for Darwin.

1 dole   

n.救济，（失业）救济金；vt.（out）发放，发给

参考例句：

• It's not easy living on the dole.靠领取失业救济金生活并不容易。
• Many families are living on the dole since the strike.罢工以来，许多家庭靠失业救济金度日。

2 sweeping   

adj.范围广大的，一扫无遗的

参考例句：

• The citizens voted for sweeping reforms.公民投票支持全面的改革。
• Can you hear the wind sweeping through the branches?你能听到风掠过树枝的声音吗？

3 unstable   

adj.不稳定的，易变的

参考例句：

• This bookcase is too unstable to hold so many books.这书橱很不结实，装不了这么多书。
• The patient's condition was unstable.那患者的病情不稳定。

4 scattered   

adj.分散的，稀疏的；散步的；疏疏落落的

参考例句：

• Gathering up his scattered papers,he pushed them into his case.他把散乱的文件收拾起来，塞进文件夹里。

5 overcast   

adj.阴天的，阴暗的，愁闷的；v.遮盖，（使）变暗，包边缝；n.覆盖，阴天

参考例句：

• The overcast and rainy weather found out his arthritis.阴雨天使他的关节炎发作了。
• The sky is overcast with dark clouds.乌云满天。

6 isolated   

adj.与世隔绝的

参考例句：

• His bad behaviour was just an isolated incident. 他的不良行为只是个别事件。
• Patients with the disease should be isolated. 这种病的患者应予以隔离。

7 coastal   

adj.海岸的，沿海的，沿岸的

参考例句：

• The ocean waves are slowly eating away the coastal rocks.大海的波浪慢慢地侵蚀着岸边的岩石。
• This country will fortify the coastal areas.该国将加强沿海地区的防御。