澳洲新闻 (ABC新闻快递) 2009-12-27

The low and trough that’s been spreading showers across the southeast over the past few days is starting to move offshore¹. However, New South Wales and Queensland can expect a few more storms today. The cloud over WA is also producing storms and the weakening² high will keep the southern states fine and dry.

To the states now, more rain for Queensland expects storms in the north and west of the ranges as that system moves east.

Similar conditions for New South Wales, flood threats harvests in the northwest but the Weather Bureau³ says there’s still a chance of rising rivers.

It will be fine and sunny in Victoria apart from the odd⁴ shower in the northeast.

Tasmania is also in for a mostly sunny day after a cool morning.

Fine and dry in South Australia, cloud above the southeast corner should clear by later afternoon.

In the west, Perth is in for another fine, sunny day and apart from the odd shower above the southwest corner, it should be fine. Rain will start to build above the central coast as well.

Further north, central areas of the Northern Territory will be hot and sunny. There will be just some light cloud cover over the Kimberley region⁵ and Top End can expect a monsoon⁶ storm in the afternoon.

Around the capitals now, rain in Brisbane, showers clear in Sydney, fine in the southern capitals, very hot in Perth and a light storm for Darwin.

1 offshore   

adj.海面的，吹向海面的；adv.向海面

参考例句：

• A big program of oil exploration has begun offshore.一个大规模的石油勘探计划正在近海展开。
• A gentle current carried them slowly offshore.和缓的潮流慢慢地把他们带离了海岸。

2 weakening   

v.（使）削弱， （使）变弱( weaken的现在分词 )；消震

参考例句：

• The currency of that country is weakening on foreign exchanges. 那个国家的货币在外汇市场上疲软。 来自《现代汉英综合大词典》
• Bad and irregular eating was weakening every function of his body. 吃得又差又没有规律，使他身体的每一个官能都在衰退。 来自英汉文学 - 嘉莉妹妹

3 bureau   

n.提供或收集消息的机构；局，司，处；署

参考例句：

• The weather bureau makes daily reports on weather conditions.气象局每天报告天气状况。
• The Tourist Bureau arranged everything for our journey to Rome.旅游局已为我们去罗马旅行准备了一切。

4 odd   

adj.奇特的；临时的；奇数的；n.[pl.]机会

参考例句：

• She looks a bit odd.I wonder what has happened to her.她的神色有些异样，不知出了什么事。
• He's an odd character and no mistake!他的确是个怪人！

5 region   

n.地区，地带，区域；范围，幅度

参考例句：

• The students went to study the geology of that region.学生们去研究那个地区的地质情况。
• It is unusual to see snow in this region.这个地区难得见到雪。

6 monsoon   

n.季雨，季风，大雨

参考例句：

• The monsoon rains started early this year.今年季雨降雨开始得早。
• The main climate type in that region is monsoon.那个地区主要以季风气候为主要气候类型。