澳洲新闻 (ABC新闻快递) 2013-03-30

 Let's take a look at the satellite

 

A low pressure trough is triggering¹ showers in northern New South Wales and southeastern Queensland. A low in the Top End is producing heavy rain and storms, a weak trough in the west is causing a few showers. While moist² onshore winds are bringing light showers to southern parts of the country.

 

Looking around the states.

 

In Queensland, showers and storms in the south, mostly sunny and warm in the north.

 

A mild day for New South Wales with a few showers in the far north, mostly sunny in the south of the state after a cool morning.

 

In Victoria, cool with isolated³ showers in the south, mostly sunny and mild in the north.

 

A few showers developing in Tasmania, mainly in the south and west of the state, dry and partly cloudy elsewhere⁴.

 

South Australia rain and isolated storms in the central west, isolated showers on the coast.

 

Showers and storms in the far north of western Australia, sunny in the west.

 

Heavy showers and storms in the northern tip of the statel, mostly dry and very hot in the south of the state.

 

Looking ahead to tomorrow. And a late storm for Brisbane, a shower or two in Sydney, Melbourne, Hobart and Adelaide. But cloudy in Canberra. Sunny in Perth. And rain and storms in the Top End.

 

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 moist   

adj.潮湿的，湿润的；(果物)多汁的；[医]有分泌物的，湿性的；n.潮湿

参考例句：

• There were no windows to admit moist atmosphere to enter.没有窗户使潮湿的空气进入室内。
• Winds from the sea are usually moist.海风通常是潮湿的。

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 elsewhere   

adv.在别处，到别处

参考例句：

• Our favourite restaurant was full so we had to go elsewhere.我们最喜欢去的那家饭店客满了，因此不得不改去别处。
• I have half a mind to move elsewhere.我有点想搬到别处去。