澳洲新闻 (ABC新闻快递) 2012-11-17

 A trough over northeastern New South Wales and southern Queensland is triggering¹ showers and the odd storm. While another trough over northern and western Australia is also bringing showers and storms. In the south, a high pressure system is directing a southwesterly wind over Victoria and Tasmania.

 

Looking around the states.

 

In Queensland, stormy in the south and an odd shower in the west. And mostly sunny in the north.

 

New South Wales can expect showers and storms in the east and north, mostly sunny in the west of the state.

 

For Victorians, there'll be isolated² showers in the far east and south. Elsewhere a cool morning, then mostly a sunny afternoon.

 

Tasmania can expect a most sunny morning and a dry day.

 

Dry and sunny also in South Australia.

 

To Western Australia, where it will be hot in the north and west, thundery showers forecast for the north of the state.

 

And the in the Northern Territory, a hot day in the north with isolated storms, a cooler and mostly sunny day in the south.

 

Looking ahead to tomorrow. Around the capitals, morning rain for Canberra, Brisbane. Sydney and Melboourne can expect a shower or two. Cloudy in Hobart. Sunny in Adelaide and Perth. And showers in Darwin.

1 triggering   

起动，触发，控制

参考例句：

• To set off an H-bomb, a special triggering device is required. 要爆炸氢弹，就需有一个特殊的引爆装置。
• This is triggering a second stage of new star formation. 由此触发了第二阶段新恒星的形成。

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。