澳洲新闻 (ABC新闻快递) 2012-03-03

 The satellite image shows a band of cloud across central and south east Australia is producing flooding,rain and storms.Thick cloud over the tropic is causing thundery showers.Skys are clearing from the west.

In Queensland,rain areas and thunderstorms will continue over the Channel country and parts of the north west.Scattered¹ showers also expect through the tropic east and about the central and southern coasts,fine and very warm elsewhere.

 

 

Showers are easing in north-east New South Wales.There will be areas of rain throughout the remaining districts,with locally heavy falls,likely in south eastern and central parts and patchy rain in the south west.

 

 

In Victoria,rain areas are extending throughout from the northern west,heavy falls are likely to develop over the east,particularly about the ranges.Isolated² thunderstorms,possible over the south west late in the day.

 

 

Tasmania can expect isolated showers about the north and north east,with areas of rain about King Island,slowly extending state wide through the day.

 

 

In south Australia,there will be isolated thunderstorms in the far north east.Rain contracting Eastwoods in the evening,isolated showers at times over the remainder,but fine over the north west pastoral.

 

 

Over WA's Kimberly region,there will be isolated showers and thunderstorms,tending scattered in the evening with heavy possible.There will be scattered showers over much of the state's reminder³.

 

 

And there will be scattered showers across central parts of the northern territory.Moderate falls,locally heavy may lead to significant streams rises and localized flooding in the Victoria river, Barkley and north eastern Alice Spring's districts.

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 reminder   

n.提醒物，纪念品；暗示，提示

参考例句：

• I have had another reminder from the library.我又收到图书馆的催还单。
• It always took a final reminder to get her to pay her share of the rent.总是得发给她一份最后催缴通知，她才付应该交的房租。