澳洲新闻 (ABC新闻快递) 2015-07-18

 Let’s take a look at the satellite image. A gusty¹ southerly flow moving up the New South Wales coast is producing showers over the coastal² fringe. A trough and front over Western Australia is producing showers, mostly in the west and southwest. A cool southerly is also producing showers in Victoria and the southeast of Tasmania.

Looking around the country, in Queensland, it’s a cold morning with frost patches in the south and west. A chance of showers in the east and north. Dry and sunny elsewhere.

In New South Wales, partly cloudy with showers along the coast and the alpine³ area. It will be fine and sunny elsewhere.

In Victoria, some morning frosts in the north. Cloudy with scattered⁴ showers in the south and east. Mostly sunny elsewhere. It will be a very cold morning for Tasmania with light showers in the west and southeast and there’ll be a chance of snow as low as 600 meters in the far south. To South Australia, partly cloudy with showers along the coast. A fine and breezy day elsewhere.

In Western Australia, cloudy with rain in the southwest. Dry and mostly sunny in the northeast. In the Northern Territory, a mostly sunny and fine day with a slight chance of showers in the northeast. Looking ahead to tomorrow’s forecast for the capital cities, showers in Brisbane and Sydney. Sunny in Melbourne and Hobart. Adelaide will be partly cloudy. Showers in Perth and sunny in Darwin.

1 gusty   

adj.起大风的

参考例句：

• Weather forecasts predict more hot weather,gusty winds and lightning strikes.天气预报预测高温、大风和雷电天气将继续。
• Why was Candlestick Park so windy and gusty? 埃德尔斯蒂克公园里为什么会有那么多的强劲阵风？

2 coastal   

adj.海岸的，沿海的，沿岸的

参考例句：

• The ocean waves are slowly eating away the coastal rocks.大海的波浪慢慢地侵蚀着岸边的岩石。
• This country will fortify the coastal areas.该国将加强沿海地区的防御。

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 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。