澳洲新闻 (ABC新闻快递) 2010-05-02

Hello, Jessica Askin with the National Weather.

 

On the satellite image this morning, a range of high pressure is keeping much of the country clear and dry. Cloud over southwest Western Australia is causing a little rain and patchy cloud over the tropics is bringing a few showers.

 

Queensland will see some isolated¹ showers along the east coast but some over the tropical interior, and some isolated thunderstorms above the Gulf² coast.

 

In New South Wales, there'll be some isolated showers on the Far North coast and possible late showers on the south coast and ranges.

 

Some isolated showers in Victoria’s southeast will extend eastwards³ and affect all southern and mountain areas later in the day that also rage the northern plains.

 

Tasmania will see a cool day with some scattered⁴ showers in the west and far south, easing later in the day.

 

In South Australia, there will be a mild day with some isolated showers over the southern and western agricultural areas.

 

Western Australia will see some morning drizzle⁵ over far east and Goldfields, Eucla and the southern interior, but isolated showers over the southwest capes⁶ later on.

 

And in the Northern Territory, patchy cloud is producing showers and a few storms over the northeast.

 

Around the country for tomorrow, showers for Sydney and Brisbane,with a mild and cloudy day in Melbourne, Hobart and Adelaide. Showers in Perth and a hot cloudy day in Darwin.

1 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。

2 gulf   

n.海湾；深渊，鸿沟；分歧，隔阂

参考例句：

• The gulf between the two leaders cannot be bridged.两位领导人之间的鸿沟难以跨越。
• There is a gulf between the two cities.这两座城市间有个海湾。

3 eastwards   

adj.向东方（的），朝东（的）；n.向东的方向

参考例句：

• The current sets strongly eastwards.急流迅猛东去。
• The Changjiang River rolls on eastwards.长江滚滚向东流。

4 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。

5 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。

6 capes   

碎谷； 斗篷( cape的名词复数 )； 披肩； 海角； 岬

参考例句：

• It was cool and they were putting on their capes. 夜里阴冷，他们都穿上了披风。
• The pastor smiled to give son's two Capes five cents money. 牧师微笑着给了儿子二角五分钱。