澳洲新闻 (ABC新闻快递) 2012-03-24

 Two more showers will continue in the tropics,and along parts of the coasts but otherwise skies will be much clearer and now still triggering showers and storms up in the tropics,this trough,and also we have a powerful cold front.This's bringing cold wet and even some snow at the south east.

 

Further to Queensland,rain has eased to showers over the eastern and central districts.And scattered¹ storms over the Cape² York Peninsular.

 

New South Wales,patchy rain in the far north east,isolated³ showers for the western slopes and the possibility of snow flurries about the Alpine⁴ peaks.

 

Victoria,scattered showers over the southern and mountain areas with hales and the chance of thunderstorms in south Gippsland land,cold enough snow about 14 hundred meters.

 

And in Tasmania,showers extending across most of the state,falling a snow around 700 meters.Possible hale and thunderstorms about the west and far south and Bass⁵ Strait islands.

 

South Australia,showers about the coast,strengthening westerly winds,but mostly fine day in the north.20 degrees in Whyalla.

 

Western Australia,there is a unsure flow coming from a high pressure system,is causing isolated showers over the southern Gulf⁶ fields.Also parts of the south coast.But it's looking fine in Perth,28 degrees.

 

Showers continuing in the Kimberley,along with parts of the Pilbara and Gascoyne Coast.And also over the territories tropics,but mainly over the north west.

 

Now for the weekends,we can expect mostly sunny conditions in Canberra.The showers to clear for Melbourne and Adelaide,with a top of 21 degrees,and a sunny day hit for Alice Springs,27.

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 cape   

n.海角，岬；披肩，短披风

参考例句：

• I long for a trip to the Cape of Good Hope.我渴望到好望角去旅行。
• She was wearing a cape over her dress.她在外套上披着一件披肩。

3 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。

4 alpine   

adj.高山的；n.高山植物

参考例句：

• Alpine flowers are abundant there.那里有很多高山地带的花。
• Its main attractions are alpine lakes and waterfalls .它以高山湖泊和瀑布群为主要特色。

5 bass   

n.男低音(歌手)；低音乐器；低音大提琴

参考例句：

• He answered my question in a surprisingly deep bass.他用一种低得出奇的声音回答我的问题。
• The bass was to give a concert in the park.那位男低音歌唱家将在公园中举行音乐会。

6 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。