澳洲新闻 (ABC新闻快递) 2010-12-05

 And first to the satellite image, which shows a thick cloud over Queensland and New South Wales in a series of troughs and it's triggering rain and isolated¹ storms. Ragged² cloud over South Australia and the interior in another trough is also generating showers and storms.

 

Around the states now: 

 

Queensland can expect moderate to heavy falls in the southeast coast and east Darling Downs areas. Afternoon showers and storms in the east and through the tropics. 

 

Fine with lengthy³ sunny periods in the west of New South Wales, cloudy in the northeast with rain and heavy falls likely above the far north coast. 

 

Isolated showers and afternoon thunderstorms possible over most parts of Victoria. Areas of drizzle⁴ over Gippsland mainly in the evening. 

 

Isolated showers across much of Tasmania, clear in east and south in the afternoon. It should be fine in the west. 

 

To South Australia, thunderstorms becoming scattered⁵ over the west coast district. Isolated showers and storms developing elsewhere during the afternoon except in the far northeast. 

 

Isolated showers also expected for the southwest corner of WA. Showers and thunderstorms also forecast for the Kimberley. 

 

And in the Northern Territory, showers with gusty⁶ storms in Alice Springs. Showers and storms also over the Top End. 

 

And looking ahead to Monday, showers likely across most of the eastern capitals: a top of 30 for Melbourne; a chance of a storm and 34 in Darwin.

1 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。

2 ragged   

adj.衣衫褴褛的，粗糙的，刺耳的

参考例句：

• A ragged shout went up from the small crowd.这一小群人发出了刺耳的喊叫。
• Ragged clothing infers poverty.破衣烂衫意味着贫穷。

3 lengthy   

adj.漫长的，冗长的

参考例句：

• We devoted a lengthy and full discussion to this topic.我们对这个题目进行了长时间的充分讨论。
• The professor wrote a lengthy book on Napoleon.教授写了一部有关拿破仑的巨著。

4 drizzle   

v.下毛毛雨；n.毛毛雨，蒙蒙细雨

参考例句：

• The shower tailed off into a drizzle.阵雨越来越小，最后变成了毛毛雨。
• Yesterday the radio forecast drizzle,and today it is indeed raining.昨天预报有小雨，今天果然下起来了。

5 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。

6 gusty   

adj.起大风的

参考例句：

• Weather forecasts predict more hot weather,gusty winds and lightning strikes.天气预报预测高温、大风和雷电天气将继续。
• Why was Candlestick Park so windy and gusty? 埃德尔斯蒂克公园里为什么会有那么多的强劲阵风？