泰晤士世界大学榜出炉 中国内地52所高校上榜

 　　A total of 52 universities from Chinese mainland are included in the 13th edition of World University Rankings released by the Times Higher Education last Wednesday, with Peking University and Tsinghua University ranking 29th and 35th respectively.

　　泰晤士高等教育上周三发布了第13版世界大学排行榜。中国内地共有52所高校上榜，其中，北京大学和清华大学分列第29和第35名。

　　Seven universities from Chinese mainland are included in the top 400 list and two universities from Hong Kong made into the top 50 list.

　　来自中国内地的7所高校跻身榜单前400名，两所香港高校进入榜单前50名。

　　泰晤士世界大学榜出炉 中国内地52所高校上榜

　　UK's University of Oxford¹ took the top spot in this year's rankings.

　　今年，英国牛津大学位居榜首。

　　The University of Oxford is the first UK university to top the list in the 13-year history of the table.

　　该大学是该榜单创立13年以来首所问鼎榜首的英国大学。

　　It knocks California Institute of Technology in the US, the top performer for the past five years, into second place.

　　它将过去五年一直位居榜首的美国加州理工学院挤至第二名。

　　There are four main indicators² underlying³ the methodology of the ranking: teaching, research, citations⁴, and international outlook.

　　排名主要有四个指标：教学质量、研究结果、论文引用以及国际名望。

1 Oxford   

n.牛津（英国城市）

参考例句：

• At present he has become a Professor of Chemistry at Oxford.他现在已是牛津大学的化学教授了。
• This is where the road to Oxford joins the road to London.这是去牛津的路与去伦敦的路的汇合处。

2 indicators   

（仪器上显示温度、压力、耗油量等的）指针( indicator的名词复数 )； 指示物； （车辆上的）转弯指示灯； 指示信号

参考例句：

• The economic indicators are better than expected. 经济指标比预期的好。
• It is still difficult to develop indicators for many concepts used in social science. 为社会科学领域的许多概念确立一个指标仍然很难。

3 underlying   

adj.在下面的，含蓄的，潜在的

参考例句：

• The underlying theme of the novel is very serious.小说隐含的主题是十分严肃的。
• This word has its underlying meaning.这个单词有它潜在的含义。

4 citations   

n.引用( citation的名词复数 )；引证；引文；表扬

参考例句：

• The apt citations and poetic gems have adorned his speeches. 贴切的引语和珠玑般的诗句为他的演说词增添文采。 来自《现代汉英综合大词典》
• Some dictionary writers use citations to show what words mean. 有些辞典的编纂者用引文作例证以解释词义。 来自辞典例句