英语听力：澳洲新闻 (ABC新闻快递) 2014-01-11

 A monsoon¹ trough is triggering showers and storms across the tropics as a trough in the east is triggering isolated² storms in western Queensland and showers in Tasmania and Victoria. Onshore winds are bringing showers to eastern Queensland.

 

Looking around the country.

 

Queensland can expect showers along much of the coastline. These will be heavy in the north with storms also possible. Hot in the west with thundery rain.

 

In New South Wales, a few showers and storms on the ranges. Quite warm in the west and south, but mild in the northeast of the state. 

 

Victoria will be warm in the north, cooler in the south and mostly dry day's expected with a few showers possible above the ranges. 

 

Gustly winds and light showers in the southwest of Tasmania. Mild temperatures throughout.

 

South Australia will be very hot in the north and west with isolated showers in the northeast.

 

Very hot across Western Australia as well. There'll be the odd storm in the west and far north.

 

And the Territory is expecting scattered³ showers and storms across the Top End. Hot in the east, very hot in the west.

 

Looking ahead to tomorrow's forecast for the capital cities: Brisbane will be partly cloudy, possible showers in Sydney, sunny in Canberra, early drizzle⁴ then a sunny afternoon for Melbourne, sunny in Hobart and Adelaide, very hot in Perth and Darwin could see a late storm.

1 monsoon   

n.季雨，季风，大雨

参考例句：

• The monsoon rains started early this year.今年季雨降雨开始得早。
• The main climate type in that region is monsoon.那个地区主要以季风气候为主要气候类型。

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。

3 scattered   

adj.分散的，稀疏的；散步的；疏疏落落的

参考例句：

• Gathering up his scattered papers,he pushed them into his case.他把散乱的文件收拾起来，塞进文件夹里。

4 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。