英语听力：澳洲新闻 (ABC新闻快递) 2014-05-10

 We've got a trough moving into the southeastern state. It's actually a weakening frontal system that's going to be driven south by a ridge¹ of high pressure. It's going to maintain a fairly cloudy conditions but relatively² mild air and generally patchy light rain, better with falls about the Alpine³ areas, New South Wales and Victoria, also about the northwestern corner of Tasmania. But for Queensland, we've got onshore winds. Now that's going to trigger some showers. There'll be isolated⁴ ... about the southern tropical coast although it will become a little more frequent than in anywhere north of Kent. We're looking at those showers becoming isolated again and cloudy increasing in the south but relatively dry.

 

We're also looking at patchy rain over much of the inland New South Wales. It should remain clear on the coast but very overcast⁵ conditions with that patchy rain reaching the far southeast late in the day.

 

 

Rain across Victoria will gradually spread east in the afternoon, leaving behind it will be some showers zone and south of the ranges.

 

 

We've also got rain spreading across Tasmania but by the time we reach about lunch time it should start to contract further north clearing to just about the Strait Islands as we're heading to the evening.

 

 

Of South Australia, little bit patchy rain about the northeast, clearing and got isolated showers elsewhere. A little bit more frequent about the southern coast of fringe. It could've been isolated thunderstorm or two.

 

 

And moist westerly wind flow across southwest land and visioned triggering some potentially widespread showers but most of those falls are expected to be light. And through the Northern Territory and Kimberly Pillbera region it's expecting mostly dry conditions, just a bit cloud about the far south of the territory.

1 ridge   

n.山脊；鼻梁；分水岭

参考例句：

• We clambered up the hillside to the ridge above.我们沿着山坡费力地爬上了山脊。
• The infantry were advancing to attack the ridge.步兵部队正在向前挺进攻打山脊。

2 relatively   

adv.比较...地，相对地

参考例句：

• The rabbit is a relatively recent introduction in Australia.兔子是相对较新引入澳大利亚的物种。
• The operation was relatively painless.手术相对来说不痛。

3 alpine   

adj.高山的；n.高山植物

参考例句：

• Alpine flowers are abundant there.那里有很多高山地带的花。
• Its main attractions are alpine lakes and waterfalls .它以高山湖泊和瀑布群为主要特色。

4 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。

5 overcast   

adj.阴天的，阴暗的，愁闷的；v.遮盖，（使）变暗，包边缝；n.覆盖，阴天

参考例句：

• The overcast and rainy weather found out his arthritis.阴雨天使他的关节炎发作了。
• The sky is overcast with dark clouds.乌云满天。