英语听力：澳洲新闻 (ABC新闻快递) 2013-11-23

 A trough is triggering storms over inland Western Australia, the Northern Territory, Queensland and northern New South Wales. A low in the southeast is generating rain and wind in Tasmania while tropical cyclone¹ Alacia is approaching Kimberly.

 

Looking around the country.

 

In Queensland, heavy showers and storms in the north and east. Mostly sunny in the southwest. Very warm with showers in northeast New South Wales, cooler in the south with occasional showers and storms. Cool in Victoria south and east with the odd storm, mostly sunny in the state's north. Rain and storms throughout in Tasmania, heaviest in the south, cool to mild temperatures. In South Australia, hot conditions, showers and storms are expected in the northwest. Cool to mild with a few showers in the southeast. Isolated² showers and storms in Western Australia's south and southwest with heavy storms in the north. Sunny elsewhere. And in the Northern Territory, widespread showers and storms concentrated mostly in the north. Hot conditions with gusty³, northeasterly winds in the south.

 

Looking ahead to tomorrow is forecast for the capital cities.

 

Thunderstorms in Brisbane. Sunny in Sydney, showers in Melbourne, rain in Hobart, mostly sunny in Adelaide, clearing showers in Perth and thunderstorms in Darwin.

1 cyclone   

n.旋风，龙卷风

参考例句：

• An exceptionally violent cyclone hit the town last night.昨晚异常猛烈的旋风吹袭了那个小镇。
• The cyclone brought misery to thousands of people.旋风给成千上万的人带来苦难。

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 gusty   

adj.起大风的

参考例句：

• Weather forecasts predict more hot weather,gusty winds and lightning strikes.天气预报预测高温、大风和雷电天气将继续。
• Why was Candlestick Park so windy and gusty? 埃德尔斯蒂克公园里为什么会有那么多的强劲阵风？