澳洲新闻 (ABC新闻快递) 2012-10-27

 A trough is generating the occasional storm in western Queensland. A cold front crossing Victoria and Tasmania is bringing isolated¹ showers. And a high is keeping the skies clear in the rest of the country. 

 

Looking around the states.

 

There'll be isolated thunderstorms in central, southern and western Queensland and in the Gulf² country. The rest of the state can expect fine and partly cloudy conditions.

 

New South Wales can expect isolated showers in the north coast and far northern ranges. It'll be mostly sunny elsewhere.

 

There'll be snow on the Victorian Alps today and isolated showers in the south. They'll clear later today.

 

In Tasmania, isolated showers forecast for the west and south, the mountain ranges can expect snow falls.

 

There'll be early frost in the agriculture area, South Australia, and morning drizzle³ in the southeast. Fine elsewhere.

 

In WA, conditions will be fine across most of the state, except in the Kimberley and Pilbara, where there'll be isolated showers and gusty⁴ thunderstorms in the Top End. There'll be late showers and storms in the west of the territory.

 

Looking ahead to tomorrow. And a shower or two in Brisbane. Cloudy in Sydney, Melbourne and Perth. Mostly sunny in Canberra and Hobart. Sunny in Adelaide. And an afternoon storm in Darwin.

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 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。

3 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。

4 gusty   

adj.起大风的

参考例句：

• Weather forecasts predict more hot weather,gusty winds and lightning strikes.天气预报预测高温、大风和雷电天气将继续。
• Why was Candlestick Park so windy and gusty? 埃德尔斯蒂克公园里为什么会有那么多的强劲阵风？