澳洲新闻 (ABC新闻快递) 2014-08-16

 Let’s take a look at the satellite image. A low pressure system and a trough over Queensland, New South Wales and South Australia are producing widespread areas of rain and thunderstorms. Another trough approaching Victoria and Tasmania is producing isolated¹ late showers. It’s mostly clear elsewhere². 

 

Looking around the country, Queensland, widespread rain, heaviest inland and on the central coast. Dry in the northwest.

 

Widespread rain for New South Wales, heaviest in the northwest. Onshore winds along the coast. 

 

For Victoria, rain in the north and northwest. Dry in the east. 

 

Tasmania, showers in the southwest, dry elsewhere.

 

Cool weather for South Australia with showers in the south and east. Mostly dry and sunny in the west with patchy clouds in the north.

 

Twist in Australia, mild to warm in the west and north, cool in the east.

 

For Northern Territory, patchy cloud and cool in the far south. Mostly sunny and dry elsewhere. 

 

And looking ahead to tomorrow’s forecast for the capitcals. Brisbane, rain with a chance of thunderstorms, clear by late morning. Rain in Sydney and the chance of thunderstorms. Melbourne, cloudy with areas of drizzle³. Partly cloudy day for Hobart and Adelaide. Perth, partly cloudy with isolated showers in the evening. And for Darwin, it should be sunny.

1 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。

2 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。

3 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。