澳洲新闻 (ABC新闻快递) 2011-08-27

 The weather satellite image shows cloud is spreading over Queensland and northeast New South Wales as a trough deepens, leading to rain and isolated¹ thunderstorms. Low cloud covers southern Victoria and Tasmania ahead of a weak front which is causing a few showers. Mostly clear over WA and the Northern Territory under a strong high. 

 

Taking a look around the states. In Queensland, rain and isolated thunderstorms across the southeast of the state. Isolated showers over Cape² York Peninsula and the remainder of the eastern tropics. In New South Wales, showers and rain periods in the northeast of the state with possible thunderstorms. Isolated showers on the south coast, fine and mostly sunny elsewhere. Victoria will be fine apart from some isolated showers over the southwest. Mild and partly cloudy elsewhere. 

 

Scattered³ showers about the northwest of Tasmania, isolated showers will extend to central and southern areas. South Australia has isolated showers about the south of the state. A cool to mild day in the south, turning warmer in the far north. WA is in for some showers about the southwest of the state, but it'll be fine elsewhere. And the Northern Territory, dry and sunny apart from afternoon cloud over the eastern Top End and Gulf⁴ Country. 

 

Taking a look at tomorrow's forecast. Some rain for Brisbane and Hobart; partly cloudy for Melbourne, early fog and frost for Canberra. A sunny day elsewhere.

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 cape   

n.海角，岬；披肩，短披风

参考例句：

• I long for a trip to the Cape of Good Hope.我渴望到好望角去旅行。
• She was wearing a cape over her dress.她在外套上披着一件披肩。

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 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。