澳洲新闻 (ABC新闻快递) 2011-08-20

The satellite image shows cloud over eastern New South Wales is spinning about an offshore¹ low, triggering showers over the coast and ranges. Cloud over central South Australia and Victoria is causing showers. There are mostly clear skies in the west and north under a broad range of high pressure.

Taking a look around the states. In Queensland, isolated² showers over the far southeast of the state,fine elsewhere. Strong winds are developing along the far southern coast in the afternoon and evening.

In New South Wales, widespread showers about the central and mid-north coast, heavy at times. Scattered³ showers for the southern coast. Isolated showers will remain in eastern districts and about the northwest slopes.

Victoria will see isolated clearing showers in the far southeast, fine elsewhere, but partly cloudy in the south. Patchy drizzle⁴ tending to showers about the northern Tasmania, drizzle and isolated showers elsewhere.

In South Australia, isolated showers across much of the state, but fine across the north, with light to moderate winds.

WA will see showers over the southwest of the state, increasing in the afternoon and evening, sunny elsewhere.

The Northern Territory, dry and mostly sunny throughout.

Looking ahead to tomorrow. Sydney, a shower or two, at top of 19. Melbourne, morning fog, sunny and 19 degrees. Brisbane, showers and 21 degrees. Perth, showers are increasing at a top of 23. Adelaide, mostly sunny at a top of 19. Hobart, morning fog and 16 degrees. Canberra, a possible morning shower at a top of 15. Darwin, sunny and 32 degrees.

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 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 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。

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。