澳洲新闻 (ABC新闻快递) 2011-07-14

 Thick cloud is pushing across the country with patchy rain. It's falling mainly across the interior. And cold southwesterly winds continue to push showers over Tasmania and southern Victoria. A low pressure trough is shifting the rain from the Northern Territory over towards western and southern Queensland and also the northern parts of New South Wales. 

 

Around the states today. And in Queensland, you can expect a few showers mainly contracting over from the southwest towards the southeast interior, heading for a top of 21 degrees in Brisbane. And showers will increase along the coastline. 

 

In New South Wales, partly cloudy with possible showers developing along the northern half of the coast. 

 

In Victoria, scattered¹ showers in the south. They'll become more isolated² this afternoon, and they should clear by the evening. A mostly dry day for the north. 

 

For Tasmania, scattered light showers in the west and south. They'll ease during the day, with highland³ snow making its move up to the highest peaks. 

 

South Australia, isolated light showers about the southern coast. A cloudy day with isolated showers about the west coast, Flinders and pastoral districts. A top of 14 degrees in Adelaide. 

 

Western Australia, isolated showers and drizzle⁴ will clear this afternoon from the interior, Goldfields and Ecula. And a sunny day ahead for Perth, 22 degrees.

 

Isolated showers across the southern Kimberley and northern interior. And a cloudy and cold day with patchy rain for the Northern Territory's south.

 

Looking ahead to tomorrow. Light morning frost in Hobart, heading for a top of just 10 degrees. A fine day for Adelaide, 14. We can expect some evening storms in Perth a top of 21 degrees.

 

That's the latest weather.

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 highland   

n.(pl.)高地，山地

参考例句：

• The highland game is part of Scotland's cultural heritage.苏格兰高地游戏是苏格兰文化遗产的一部分。
• The highland forests where few hunters venture have long been the bear's sanctuary.这片只有少数猎人涉险的高山森林，一直都是黑熊的避难所。

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。