澳洲新闻 (ABC新闻快递) 2010-10-17

First, to the satellite image and a dominant¹ high is keeping skies clear and conditions chilly² across eastern Australia. Low cloud over the southern states is triggering scattered³ showers there. A northern trough is generating late storms about the tropics.

Taking a closer look at the states–Queensland can expect isolated⁴ showers and afternoon thunderstorms about the northern tropics. It should be cool and clear across the remainder.

A mostly fine day in New South Wales, just some scattered showers about the southern inland, falling a snow on the Alps.

More rain, too, for Victoria. There'll be isolated showers over the southern and mountain districts, and patchy rain along the coastal⁵ fringe.

Showers for Tasmania, mostly about the west and far south. Those falls will be snow to around 600 metres and they should contract to the east by mid-afternoon.

In South Australia, just scattered showers about the south coast and they should clear to the east by mid-morning.

It should be mostly sunny in Western Australia apart from some morning cloud about the south coast and southern inland.

Sunny and mild in the Northern Territory too, and just a chance of some afternoon or evening showers and storms in the Top End.

And looking ahead to Monday. A mostly fine day for Brisbane and Sydney with another cool morning. Partly cloudy in Canberra. Showers for Melbourne, Hobart and Adelaide. Mostly sunny in Perth and in Darwin.

1 dominant   

adj.支配的，统治的；占优势的；显性的；n.主因，要素，主要的人(或物)；显性基因

参考例句：

• The British were formerly dominant in India.英国人从前统治印度。
• She was a dominant figure in the French film industry.她在法国电影界是个举足轻重的人物。

2 chilly   

adj.凉快的，寒冷的

参考例句：

• I feel chilly without a coat.我由于没有穿大衣而感到凉飕飕的。
• I grew chilly when the fire went out.炉火熄灭后，寒气逼人。

3 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。

4 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。

5 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。