英语听力：澳洲新闻 (ABC新闻快递) 2014-06-07

 A moist southerly flow over New South Wales and southern Queensland coasts is producing showers with the odd thunderstorm off shore. Onshore wind about Queensland's Kent's Coast is generating scattered¹ coastal² showers. Moist easterly winds are causing thundery showers about the eastern Top End. 

 

Looking around the country: 

 

In Queensland showers in the east, possible storms in the north, mostly sunny and gusty³ winds in the west. New South Wales, showers in the southeast and the State, a cool morning then a mile and sunny day in the west. In Victoria, showers are spreading from the south. Alpines⁴ snow, cool with southwestly winds, fresh in the south. Showers are spreading from the west Tasmania. Highlands snow, a gusty southerly change during the day. To South Australia, a southerly change in the southeast, dry and mostly sunny inland. In Western Australia, early fog patches in southeast, mostly sunny in the remainder. And the Northern Territory can expect gusty showers in the northeast, dry and fresh, strong southeastly winds elsewhere. 

 

Looking to tomorrow's forecast:

 

Brisbane, partly cloudy with the chance of isolated⁵ showers in the coast. Cloudy in Sydney with scattered showers in the east. Melbourne, possible morning showers partly cloudy. Partly cloudy and lightly winds in Tasmania, Adelaide and Canberra. And Darwin, a windy but sunny day.

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 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。

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？

4 alpines   

n.高山的，高山上的（尤指阿尔卑斯山）( alpine的名词复数 )

参考例句：

5 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。