澳洲新闻 (ABC新闻快递) 2010-11-21

 Taking a look at the weather, and cloud is lingering over eastern Queensland and far northeast in New South Wales in a trough triggering heavy rain and storms. Meanwhile, cloud streaming over Western Australia in a trough is delivering scattered¹ showers. 

 

Around the states now, Queensland  can expect areas of rain and thunderstorms in a band extending from the tropical coast into the central interior. Isolated² showers about the northern coast of New South Wales, afternoon showers and possible thunderstorms developing in the far southeast. Isolated showers in Victoria are expected during the morning. Showers and thunderstorms are predicted about the eastern ranges later in the day. 

 

Morning showers also for Tasmania in the state's southeast, south and east. Isolated falls developing above the north and central plateau during the afternoon. In South Australia, isolated showers and thunderstorms over the northeastern pastoral region. Thundery showers in the western agricultural district. 

 

In Western Australia, isolated storms are forecast for the state's southwest. Some showers are expected in the Kimberly and Pilbara regions. And in the Northern Territory, a mostly sunny day apart from isolated afternoon showers, storms across the top end and the gulf³ country. 

 

Checking tomorrow's forecast, sunny in Sydney, Canberra and Adelaide, showers in Perth and Brisbane. A top of 34 in Darwin.

1 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。

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 gulf   

n.海湾；深渊，鸿沟；分歧，隔阂

参考例句：

• The gulf between the two leaders cannot be bridged.两位领导人之间的鸿沟难以跨越。
• There is a gulf between the two cities.这两座城市间有个海湾。