澳洲新闻 (ABC新闻快递) 2014-07-26

Let's take a look at the satellite.

Multiple¹ troughs are causing rain areas and isolated² storms in New South Wales and Queensland. A low is producing showers and isolated storms over Victoria and Tasmania. And a cold front is causing showers over southwest WA.

Looking around the country.

In Queensland it will be cloudy in the east with showers and storms possible through the southeast. Light showers near the coast in the north and sunny in the west. New South Wales can expect showers and storms through the northeast. A few showers on the southern ranges, southern inland. A few showers in eastern Victoria will clear later drying partly cloudy in the west of the state. A mostly cool day. Tasmania will be partly cloudy with a few light showers in the north, mostly sunny and cool elsewhere³ in the state. In South Australia, it will be sunny throughout with some early fog patches⁴ in east. Western Australia can expect a cold, wet and windy change in the southwest with possible storms, mild in the south and warm in the north. The Northern Territory will also be mild in the south with a few showers about the far northeast.

Now looking ahead to tomorrow's forecasts.

Sunny in Brisbane, Sydney and Canberra. Partly cloudy in Melbourne, Hobart and Adelaide. A shower or two in Perth and sunny in Darwin.

1 multiple   

adj.多个(或多项、多种)的；n.（数）倍数

参考例句：

• The number 8 is a multiple of 4.八是四的倍数。
• The most common multiple births are twins,two babies born at the same time.最常见的多胎是双胞胎，两个婴儿同时出生。

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 elsewhere   

adv.在别处，到别处

参考例句：

• Our favourite restaurant was full so we had to go elsewhere.我们最喜欢去的那家饭店客满了，因此不得不改去别处。
• I have half a mind to move elsewhere.我有点想搬到别处去。

4 patches   

n.小块( patch的名词复数 )；斑；补丁；小块土地v.补( patch的第三人称单数 )；修理；调停；解决

参考例句：

• The dog's coat is white with black patches. 这只狗的皮毛白色中带有黑斑。 来自《简明英汉词典》
• She sewed patches on the elbows of jacket. 她在夹克肘部缝了几块补丁。 来自《简明英汉词典》