Where are the best places to study maths and English? League tables published today reveal that UK universities lead the way in eight subjects

　　哪所大学是学习数学和英语的最好的学府呢?今天发布的排行榜显示，英国大学有八门学科处于领先地位。

　　Universities in the UK are leading the way in maths, English, history and art, according to annual rankings.

　　根据年度排名，英国大学在数学、英语、历史和艺术等学科上均领先于其他大学。

　　Following analysis of subject strength at world institutions, major global league tables have revealed that UK universities provide the best courses in eight of the 42 subjects analysed.

　　通过世界机构的学科实力分析，主要全球大学排名显示，英国大学在受分析的42门学科中领先8门。

　　Four universities feature in the top placed rankings, including the University of Oxford, which leads in four subjects, and the University of Cambridge, which leads three.

　　4所大学高居榜首，包括领先4门学科的牛津大学和领先3门的剑桥大学。

　　The Royal College of Art, which was given a major boost last week by George Osborne, the Chancellor, with ?54 million in funding for its new campus in Battersea, is ranked as the world’s best university for art and design, while the Institute of Education University College London retains its status as world-leading for education.

　　皇家艺术学院在上周名誉校长批准向巴特西新校区拨款5400万英镑的大力推动下，该学校被评为世界最好的艺术和设计大学，而伦敦大学教育学院保持了在教育方面世界领先的地位。

　　However, the rankings were dominated by US universities, with Harvard and the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) topping the tables in 24 subjects between them.

　　然而，排名由美国学校主导，哈佛大学和麻省理工大学在榜单上占据了24门学科。

　　Published by Quacquarelli Symonds (QS), researchers garnered the opinions of 76,798 academics and 44,426 employers to inform the results, alongside the analysis of 28.5 million research papers.

　　研究人员囊括了76798名学者和44426名雇主的意见，以及2850万份科研论文，并由Quacquarelli Symonds (简称QS)组织发布其结果。

　　Results of the research saw UK universities secure eight first place rankings, 16 second-place rankings and 21 third-place rankings, with increases in both academic and employer reputation.

　　研究结果表明英国大学获得8项一级排名，16项二级排名和21项三级排名，在学者和雇主口碑上都有所提升。

　　Commenting on the rankings, Ben Sowter, head of the QS Intelligence Unit, said: "Though the US and UK remain dominant, our most inclusive rankings ever show that excellence can be found in an ever-increasing number of places.

　　在评论该排行榜时，QS智库负责人本·索特说：“虽然美国和英国仍占主导，但我们本次最具包容性的排名在其他地方显示的卓越性不断增加。”

　　"Nations like Austria, South Africa, Finland, Brazil, China, and Sweden can be found in the top ten of our tables. Our new top 100 for performing arts acknowledges academic excellence in 27 different countries, while our top 100 for mineral engineering recognises 26 countries.”

　　“像奥地利、南非、芬兰、巴西、中国和瑞典都有名列前十。我们的表演艺术100强榜单认可了27个国家的优异成绩，而我们的矿物工程100强则覆盖了26个国家。”

　　Top world universities by subject

　　世界顶级大学按学科排名

　　Accounting and Finance: Harvard, US

　　会计与金融：哈佛大学，美国

　　Agriculture and Forestry: Wageningen University, Netherlands

　　农林：瓦格宁根大学，荷兰

　　Anthropology: Harvard, US

　　人类学：哈佛大学，美国

　　Archaeology: University of Cambridge, UK

　　考古学：剑桥大学，英国