英语听力：澳洲新闻 (ABC新闻快递) 2014-01-04

 A broad(not sure),low-pressure trough is triggering showers and thunderstorms over the nation's north. Very hot northwestly winds are filtering into Queensland and the Northern Territory ahead of a trough. Gusty¹ westerly winds in the wake of a cold front are driving showers over Tasmania and southern Victoria. 

 

Looking around the country.

 

Queensland can expect very hot conditions in the west and southeast. Isolated² showers and storms in north and east.

 

For New South Wales, very hot in the north. A cooler change in the east with isolated showers above the coast and ranges.

 

Mostly sunny throughout Victoria after early drizzle³ in the south.Warm in the north, cool in the south.

 

For Tasmania, showers in the western, central and southern parts with gustly westerly winds.

 

In South Australia, cool, southeasterly winds easing. Mostly sunny, hot in the north, mild in the south.

 

For Western Australia, hot in the north with isolated showers and storms. Windy and mostly sunny in the south.

 

And for the Northern Territory, isolated showers and storms in the north. Hot in the Top End, very hot elsewhere.

 

Looking ahead to tomorrow's forecast for the capital cities: possible showers for Brisbane and Sydney, a late shower for Melbourne, showers developing in Hobart, clearing showers in Adelaide, a sunny day in Perth, and some late thunder for Darwin.

1 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？

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 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。