澳洲新闻 (ABC新闻快递) 2011-05-29

 Low cloud pushing over Victoria and western Tasmania is triggering a few showers. Patchy cloud along the east coast is also causing showers mainly offshore¹. 

 

Around the states today: 

 

In Queensland, showers will increase over the east coast and extend inland in the afternoon with possible thunderstorms and rain areas. 

 

There will be scattered² showers for the coast and adjacent ranges of New South Wales, more isolated³ in the south. Snow showers on the Alps, but it's looking fine elsewhere apart from some early frost inland. 

 

In Victoria, expect local fog patches with early frost in the northeast, isolated showers over the west and south of the state, becoming cloudy elsewhere. 

 

Scattered light showers about the west and far south of Tasmania will extend to Flinders Island later in the day. It should be fine elsewhere after some morning frost and fog.

 

Apart from a few showers in the south, it should be a mostly clear day for South Australia. 

 

Further west, showers and storms will increase in the southwest corner of WA, towards the evening. It's looking fine elsewhere. 

 

And a cool and mostly sunny day across the Northern Territory, tending cold in the south. 

 

Looking ahead to tomorrow. Showers for Brisbane, Sydney and Canberra. Mostly sunny in Melbourne and Adelaide. Fine in Hobart. Rain easing in Perth. And dry and sunny conditions for Darwin.

1 offshore   

adj.海面的，吹向海面的；adv.向海面

参考例句：

• A big program of oil exploration has begun offshore.一个大规模的石油勘探计划正在近海展开。
• A gentle current carried them slowly offshore.和缓的潮流慢慢地把他们带离了海岸。

2 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。

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。