英语听力：澳洲新闻 (ABC新闻快递) 2013-10-12

 Let’s take a look at the satellite. Cloud over southwest WA is generating showers while the trough is bring showers and storms to the Top End. Skies are mostly clear elsewhere. 

   

Taking a look around the country. Some drizzle¹ and showers for Queensland southeast corner. It’ll also be isolated² showers and possible thunderstorms for the southeast interior and western gulf³ country.

   

In New South Wales, there’ll be isolated showers and thunderstorms in the far northeast during the afternoon and evening. It’ll be mostly sunny elsewhere.

   

Victoria is in for a mostly fine day apart from possible showers over the southwest tonight. It’ll be isolated showers about Tasmania’s west and north extending state while during the afternoon and evening. 

   

South Australia will see possible isolated showers developing in the evening about southern and western coasts. A warm and hot day is expected elsewhere. In the west, showers and possible thunderstorms with small hail are forecast for the southwest of the state. 

   

Well, showers and storms are also expected for parts of the Kimberley and northern west territory coast. It’ll also be a shower or storm over the west Alice Springs district. 

   

Looking ahead to tomorrow’s forecast for the capital cities. Windy and possible showers for Sydney, Melbourne and Canberra. Showers are easing for Adelaide and Hobart. Darwin can see a late shower. It’ll be sunny elsewhere.

1 drizzle   

v.下毛毛雨；n.毛毛雨，蒙蒙细雨

参考例句：

• The shower tailed off into a drizzle.阵雨越来越小，最后变成了毛毛雨。
• Yesterday the radio forecast drizzle,and today it is indeed raining.昨天预报有小雨，今天果然下起来了。

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 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。