英语听力：澳洲新闻 (ABC新闻快递) 2013-09-21

 Let's take a look at the satellite.

A trough and a cold front are triggering¹ isolated² showers south Australia,southeast while a large high pressure system is pushing isolated showers and onshore winds over northeast Queensland. The high is keeping conditions dry in Tasmania, Victoria and New South Wales.

 

Looking around the country. Queensland will be mostly dry, warm and sunny with night winds. Showers are expected in New South Wales south and east, mostly sunny and dry in the northeast. In Victoria, showers are predicted in the regions³ and the south with warm conditions ahead of a mild westly change. 

 

Rainfall in Tasmania's west is expected to spread in the evening ahead of a cooler change. South Australia will see showers in the southeast with hot conditions in the north,north,northwestly winds are expected ahead of a cool change. 

 

Over to Western Australian, wind and showers will increase in southwest with very hot and mostly sunny conditions in the north. And northern territory will be cloudy in the north, mostly sunny in the south.

 

Looking ahead to tomorrow's forecast. The capital cities possible thunderstorms in Brisbane,sunny in Sydney, clearing and showers in Melbourne. Increasing sunshine in Hobart and Adelaide. Clearing and thunderstorms in Perth and mostly sunny in Darwin.

1 triggering   

起动，触发，控制

参考例句：

• To set off an H-bomb, a special triggering device is required. 要爆炸氢弹，就需有一个特殊的引爆装置。
• This is triggering a second stage of new star formation. 由此触发了第二阶段新恒星的形成。

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 regions   

n.地区( region的名词复数 )；[数学]区域；（艺术、科学等的）领域；行政区

参考例句：

• A flying doctor service operates in remote regions. 在偏远地区有飞行医生服务。
• More powers are gradually being devolved to the regions. 正逐步向地方下放更多的权力。 来自《简明英汉词典》