澳洲新闻 (ABC新闻快递) 2012-11-03

 A series of troughs is generating¹ showers and storms in western Queensland, the northern territory, South Australia, and eastern West Australia. A high is driving the odd shower onto coastal² New South Wales, while keeping Queensland, Victoria, and Tasmania mostly dry.

 

Looking around the states.

 

There'll be isolated³ showers and storms in the east and northwest of the state. While in the southwest, it will be mostly sunny and hot.

 

New South Wales can expect a cool day in the east with isolated showers, while there will be mostly sunny and mild in the west.

 

For Victorians, it will start with a partly cloudy day with isolated showers developing over western districts during the afternoon and evening.

 

Northern Tasmania can expect isolated showers with much of the rest of the state mostly cool and sunny.

 

In South Australia, it will be partly cloudy with isolated showers in the south with the temperature increasing as you go north.

 

In Western Australia, it is mostly sunny in the east, with it being hot and thundery in the north.

 

The northwest of the state can expect isolated showers and gusty⁴ thunderstorms, where as the rest of the state will be hot and partly cloudy.

 

To tomorrow, around the capitals. Mostly fine with possibility of showers in Brisbane, Sydney, Hobart. And Canberra, can expect clouds. A wet day in Perth. In Melbourne and Adelaide can enjoy a mostly sunny day. And a storm or two in Darwin.

1 generating   

n.发生，产生v.生（儿、女）( generate的现在分词 )；（通过物理或化学过程）发生；生成；引起

参考例句：

• There are many ways of generating a two-dimensional representation of an object. 有很多制作物体二维图的方法。 来自《简明英汉词典》
• Generating functions are an ideal tool for studying sequences defined by recurrence. 母函数是研究用递推关系来确定的函数的最理想工具。 来自辞典例句

2 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。

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 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？