澳洲新闻 (ABC新闻快递) 2011-01-16

 There is cloud stretching through western Queensland and New South Wales in a weakening trough. It is causing patchy rain and a few storms. Another trough extending through Western Australia is causing light showers.

 

In Queensland today, monsoonal² rain areas and thunderstorms continue through the northern tropics with some locally heavy falls. It's mostly fine elsewhere.

 

In New South Wales, there's a chance of isolated³ showers over the central ranges and the northwest. Fine and mostly sunny elsewhere. A sunny afternoon ahead for Victoria after some isolated morning drizzle⁴. There will be light to moderate west to southwesterly winds and afternoon coastal⁵ seabreezes.

 

In Tasmania, scattered⁶ showers above the west are predicted before clearing later in the day. There will also be moderate to fresh, west to northwest winds. Across to South Australia now, isolated afternoon and evening showers and thunderstorms are predicted in the northeast. It's gonna be warm in the south and hot in the north and west.

 

In WA, scattered showers in the afternoon and evening. And further north, the monsoon¹ trough is expected to remain active, causing showers and storms in the north. 

 

Let's have a look around the capitals tomorrow morning. Showers in Sydney and Brisbane. Afternoon storms in Darwin and fine elsewhere.

1 monsoon   

n.季雨，季风，大雨

参考例句：

• The monsoon rains started early this year.今年季雨降雨开始得早。
• The main climate type in that region is monsoon.那个地区主要以季风气候为主要气候类型。

2 monsoonal   

季风的

参考例句：

• In the east, the water is mainly oceanic with relatively minor dilution from direct monsoonal rainfall and runoff from small streams. 东部水域主要为海水，而直接的季候雨及小溪溢流，把海水稍为冲淡。 来自《简明英汉词典》
• China has a marked continental monsoonal climate characterized by great variety. 中国有明显的大陆性季风气候的特点是种类繁多。 来自互联网

3 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。

4 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。

5 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。

6 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。