英语听力：澳洲新闻 (ABC新闻快递) 2013-10-05

 Let’s take a look at the satellite.A cold front and trough are approaching Tasmania and Victoria, bringing scattered¹ showers. Low pressure over the Top End is causing isolated² showers and storms. High is keeping other areas mostly dry. 

 

Looking around the country.

 

Isolated showers about Queensland’s east tropical coast and remaining northern districts during the afternoon. Fine and mostly sunny across New South Wales. Isolated early fog patches in the east. 

 

For Victoria, a partly cloudy and mostly dry day with isolated showers, possible near and south of the divide. A cooler change in the southwest，extending to central districts by night. 

 

Isolated showers in Tasmania’s west and far south and possible showers about the north this morning. Mostly sunny in the east.

 

In South Australia, fine apart from possible isolated showers about Kangaroo Island and the lower southeast. Mild near the south coast, grading to hot in the north and west. 

 

Showers in the southwest of WA, extending east to the coast during the late afternoon. Isolated thunderstorms about the south coast, extending to the southern Gold Fields. 

 

And in the Northern Territory, very isolated coastal³ showers, mainly in the east. It’ll be sunny elsewhere. 

 

And looking ahead to tomorrow’s forecast for the capital cities. Mostly sunny across the country, Sydney, Melbourne, Adelaide, Canberra, Hobart and Darwin, sunny in Brisbane, some possible showers in Perth.

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 coastal   

adj.海岸的，沿海的，沿岸的

参考例句：

• The ocean waves are slowly eating away the coastal rocks.大海的波浪慢慢地侵蚀着岸边的岩石。
• This country will fortify the coastal areas.该国将加强沿海地区的防御。