Staying rainfall to hit more regions

 　　BEIJING, April 8 (Xinhua) -- Rainfall will persist in regions south of the Yangtze River, southern parts of China and some southwestern regions, while gradually spreading north, the National Meteorological Center said Sunday.

　　The western parts of Guangdong province, eastern areas of Guangxi and southern parts of Jiangxi will see downpours on Sunday, while torrential rains are expected for northwestern Guangdong and northeastern Guangxi, the center said.

　　Starting Monday, regions between the Yellow and Huaihe rivers, those between the Yangtze and Huaihe rivers and some areas in north China will see continuous showers.

　　Meanwhile, a fresh cold wave will hit the northern parts of Xinjiang Uygur autonomous¹ region on Monday, dropping temperatures 4-6 degrees Celsius² in affected³ areas, with some seeing temperature plummeting⁴ up to 10 degrees Celsius.

　　The cold wave will bring winds and dust storms and continue to move eastward⁵, the center said.

1 autonomous   

adj.自治的；独立的

参考例句：

• They proudly declared themselves part of a new autonomous province.他们自豪地宣布成为新自治省的一部分。
• This is a matter that comes within the jurisdiction of the autonomous region.这件事是属于自治区权限以内的事务。

2 Celsius   

adj.摄氏温度计的，摄氏的

参考例句：

• The temperature tonight will fall to seven degrees Celsius.今晚气温将下降到七摄氏度。
• The maximum temperature in July may be 36 degrees Celsius.七月份最高温度可能达到36摄氏度。

3 affected   

adj.不自然的，假装的

参考例句：

• She showed an affected interest in our subject.她假装对我们的课题感到兴趣。
• His manners are affected.他的态度不自然。

4 plummeting   

v.垂直落下，骤然跌落( plummet的现在分词 )

参考例句：

• Prices are rising, falling, going up, going down, shooting up, plummeting, etc. 物价在上涨、下跌、上升、下落、猛然上涨、骤然下跌等。 来自辞典例句
• The enemy plane went plummeting into the sea. 敌机直直掉进海里。 来自辞典例句

5 eastward   

adv.向东；adj.向东的；n.东方，东部

参考例句：

• The river here tends eastward.这条河从这里向东流。
• The crowd is heading eastward,believing that they can find gold there.人群正在向东移去，他们认为在那里可以找到黄金。