澳洲新闻 (ABC新闻快递) 2012-02-04

 Taking a look at the satellite image.A low is bringing rain,storms and strong winds to Queensland's tropical coast. A trough over the southern Queensland and New South Wales is weakening,which could bring some relief to flood affected¹ areas.Ex-tropical cyclone² Iggy is generating rain in west Australia.

 

In Queensland,showers,thunderstorms in the north.Isolated³ showers over the central coast and central interior.Fine elsewhere.

Isolated showers across much of the New South Wales.Sunny in the north western and southern districts.

 

 

A warm to hot and most sunny day to Victoria.Showers possible in far east  Gippiseland and about east  ranges in the afternoon.

Mostly fine in  Tasmania with isolated showers about north-east and south-west.

 

 

In South Australia,also showers in the west extending eastwood into the southern coastal⁴ districts in the afternoon.

 

 

In western Australia,isolated showers and drizzle⁵ over much of the state but thunderstorm in the Kimberley and eastern interior.

 

 

In the *isolated showers and storms in the north mainly in the afternoon.

and hot in the south,where showers developing.

 

 

Looking around the capitals tomorrow.Mostly sunny in Sydney,Melbourne and Hobart. Showers to Canberra and windy in Adelaide.Sunny in Perth.And inland main storm for Darwin.

1 affected   

adj.不自然的，假装的

参考例句：

• She showed an affected interest in our subject.她假装对我们的课题感到兴趣。
• His manners are affected.他的态度不自然。

2 cyclone   

n.旋风，龙卷风

参考例句：

• An exceptionally violent cyclone hit the town last night.昨晚异常猛烈的旋风吹袭了那个小镇。
• The cyclone brought misery to thousands of people.旋风给成千上万的人带来苦难。

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 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。

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。