澳洲新闻 (ABC新闻快递) 2011-03-27

 Cloud over north-eastern Queensland in a trough is triggering showers and storms. Thick cloud across the northern tropics is also causing a few storms. 

 

Around the states now, and in Queensland, moderate to heavy falls will develop later in the day around the north-east coast and ranges; scattered¹ showers for the rest of the coast. 

 

For New South Wales, there’s a chance of showers on the northern and central parts of the coast and adjacent ranges, more likely on the northern coast; mostly sunny elsewhere. 

 

A fine day in Victoria, apart from some morning fog. There’ll be light northerly winds and afternoon coastal² sea breezes. 

 

Mostly fine day too for Tasmania after a cold start there with some patchy drizzle³ about the south-west. 

 

And the fine weather continues in South Australia. It’ll be a cool morning with some fog patches, but mostly clear and dry across the state. 

 

In the west, expect the odd shower and storm for the Kimberley. Dry and hot elsewhere. 

 

Isolated⁴ afternoon showers and storms over the northern Top End today. Fine and mostly sunny in the south of the state. 

 

And looking ahead to tomorrow now: showers for Brisbane and Sydney, partly cloudy in Canberra, mostly sunny for Melbourne, fine for Hobart, Adelaide and Perth, and showers and possible storm for 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 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。

3 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。

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。