澳洲新闻 (ABC新闻快递) 2010-09-05

Thick cloud is covering the country's southeast as tropical moisture is drawn¹ south, ahead of a trough and a deep low.This is generating areas of rain, some heavy with potential thunderstorms.Skies are mostly clear over the west under a high.

Queensland can expect some thundery rain over the central interior on Sunday. Showers and isolated² thunderstorms over the northern tropics.

There should be rain for parts of New South Wales as well. Isolated above the southern and central ranges and late shower is developing in the far southwest.

Widespread rain in Victoria.Heavy falls on the dividing range and in the west during the morning and there should be patchy rain in the south.

In Tasmania, (it) can expect heavy falls and possible flash flooding above the west and the south. Those falls will ease to showers and clear in the north during the morning.

In south Australia, there will isolated thunderstorms extending over the agricultural area. Winds possibly reaching gale³ force over agriculture areas and the Flinders district.

Isolated showers and thunderstorms developing later in the morning for Western Australia. Isolated coastal⁴ showers clearing later for the southeast coastal district.

Up north and the territory can expect isolated showers and thunderstorms north of the Elliott. A fine and cool day in the south.

1 drawn   

v.拖，拉，拔出；adj.憔悴的，紧张的

参考例句：

• All the characters in the story are drawn from life.故事中的所有人物都取材于生活。
• Her gaze was drawn irresistibly to the scene outside.她的目光禁不住被外面的风景所吸引。

2 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。

3 gale   

n.大风，强风，一阵闹声（尤指笑声等）

参考例句：

• We got our roof blown off in the gale last night.昨夜的大风把我们的房顶给掀掉了。
• According to the weather forecast,there will be a gale tomorrow.据气象台预报，明天有大风。

4 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。