澳洲新闻 (ABC新闻快递) 2013-07-06

 Strong, cold fronts are moving over Tasmania and Bass¹ Strait, bringing snow to low-lying areas. A westerly airstream is dumping showers on inland parts of South Australia, southern Victoria and the southern ranges of New South Wales. 

 

In Queensland, fine and mostly sunny conditions over most of the state. Isolated² thunderstorms developing through the Torres Strait tonight.

 

To New South Wales. Isolated showers on the far southern ranges with snow showers above 1,200 metres. Mostly sunny elsewhere.

 

Scattered³ showers and possible hail near the Victorian coast. Isolated thunderstorms in the west.

 

Down to Tasmania. Showers easing during the evening. Isolated thunderstorms and possible hail above the south and west.

 

Isolated showers over inland South Australia. Light, very warm winds in the north. 

 

Over Western Australia, isolated showers on the South Coast. Areas of morning frost inland.

 

And in the Northern Territory, mostly sunny apart from areas of cloud over the Top End.

 

Looking ahead to tomorrow’s forecast for the capital cities. A mostly sunny Sunday in Brisbane. Clear skies in Sydney. Partly cloudy in Canberra. Showers easing in Hobart, but very windy. There are showers ahead for Melbourne and Adelaide. Sunny in Perth and Darwin.

1 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。

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 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。