BBC news 2010-11-05 加文本

1.President Obama has invited Republican and Democratic leaders of Congress to the White House in the wake of mid-term elections in which he lost his party's majority in the House of Representatives.

in the wake of尾随,紧跟,仿效

例句：Traders came in the wake of the explorers.
      商人紧跟着探险者而至。

2.But given the economic interests at stake here, there will be one noticeable omission from the menu - the issue of human rights, in particular the subject of Liu Xiaobo, the winner of this year's Nobel Peace Prize.

in particular尤其, 特别

例句：She likes fruit and tomatoes in particular.
      她喜欢水果, 尤其是西红柿。

3.Zimbabwe says that it will start exporting diamonds from its Marange mines, even though the organisation that regulates conflict diamonds says it hasn't yet approved the sale.

even though即使、虽然

例句：Even though he was getting angry, his voice remained level.
      即使他非常生气, 他的声音仍保持稳定。

      He's the best teacher even though he has the least experience.
      尽管他经验最少, 但教得最好。