美国高校排名新榜单 哈佛位列第一

 　　After four tries, Harvard returned to the top ranking of American universities by Internet Media Buzz, edging out a strong challenge by Northwestern. The University of California, Berkeley, Columbia, Caltech, and MIT – all finishing within 1% of each other – took the No. 3 through No. 6 positions. Stanford returned to the Top Ten at No. 7, followed by the ever-strong Chicago, the University of Texas, and Cornell.

　　Following were Michigan, the University of Washington, Penn State, Yale, and Wisconsin. Rounding out the Top Twenty were Princeton, Penn, UCLA, Cal Davis, and Georgia Tech.

　　“The TrendTopper MediaBuzz Rankings measure an institution’s perceived value using the same methodologies used to compare any other products of value, such as BMW vs. Mercedes,” said Paul JJ Payack, the president of Global Language Monitor. “GLM’s TrendTopper MediaBuzz Rankings removes all bias¹ inherent in each of the other published rankings, since they actually reflect what is being said and stated on the billions of web pages that we measure.”

　　In a remarkable² demonstration³ of the growing influence of the Public Ivies⁴, some fourteen of the Top Thirty schools are public institutions, and now include eight Big Ten schools, six from the Ivy⁵ League (Brown and Dartmouth were the exceptions), three Technological⁶ Institutes – and four from California’s fabled⁷ University system.

　　Overall, the University of California system, as a whole continues to dwarf⁸ all other academic associations, leagues and conferences. This is a fine tribute to a system that has had to endure a continued series of budget cuts and cutbacks.

　　The words, phrases and concepts are tracked in relation to their frequency, contextual usage and appearance in global media outlets⁹. This exclusive ranking is based upon GLM’s Narrative¹⁰ Tracking technology. NarrativeTracker analyzes¹¹ the Internet, blogosphere, the 75,000 print and electronic media, as well as new social media sources (such as Twitter).

　　The Top 25 Universities by Internet Media Buzz

　　Rank/University/Last/Comment

　　1. Harvard University (3) – Dr. Faust sets things aright and Harvard again assumes the No. 1 spot in the survey.

　　2. Northwestern University (31) – Catapults to No.2 while leading the Big Ten charge up the rankings.

　　3. University of California, Berkeley (8) – Cal considers itself THE University of California and the rankings back this up.

　　4. Columbia University (5) – Columbia has never finished out of the Top 10 in the TrendTopper rankings.

　　5. California Institute of Technology (19) – CalTech nips its East Coast competitor for top tech honors.

　　6. Massachusetts Institute of Technology (4) – The former ‘Boston Tech’ rejected Harvard’s repeated entreaties¹² to merge¹³ in the late 19th century.

　　7. Stanford University (11) – The former ‘Harvard of the West’ has long emerged from Cantabrigia’s fabled shadow.

　　8. University of Chicago (2) – Dropped out of the Big Ten in the late 1930s; loss of big-time football doesn’t seem to have hurt their rankings.

　　9. University of Texas, Austin (10) – It new branding, “What starts here, changes the world’ is more than a slogan.

　　10. Cornell University (7) – Few know that the Ivy titan is also a Land Grant institution.

　　11. University of Michigan, Ann Arbor¹⁴ (6) – Took top honors twice in previous surveys.

　　12. University of Washington (17) – U Dub¹⁵, as it is affectionately known, is the emerging powerhouse of the Northwest.

　　13. Pennsylvania State University (24) — Penn State’s new identity campaign has evidently been quite successful.

　　14. Yale University (9) – Vassar declined an invitation to merge with Yale in 1966.

　　15. University of Wisconsin, Madison (1) – Had a very strong global media run during the previous cycle.

　　16. Princeton University (12) – The First Lady’s Alma Mater was originally known as the College of New Jersey¹⁶.

　　17. University of Pennsylvania (22) – The Wharton School greatly strengthens Penn’s brand equity¹⁷.

　　18. University of California, Los Angeles (16) – Tops in LaLa Land, though USC is making great strides forward.

　　19. University of California, Davis (13) – Originally established as the agricultural extension of UC Berkeley known as the University Farm.

　　20. Georgia Institute of Technology (27) – The Yellow Jackets ramble¹⁸ into the Top 20.

　　21. Georgetown University (14) – Once again, the Top Catholic University in the land.

　　22. New York University (18) – Growing global ambitions reflected in the global media.

　　23. Indiana University, Bloomington (46) – Steadily¹⁹ gaining in prestige and the rankings reflect it.

　　24. Boston College (39) – A generation ago, the Flutie Effect launched the school on its present stellar trajectory²⁰.

　　25. University of California, San Diego (23) – UCSD receives about a billion dollars a year in research grants.

1 bias   

n.偏见，偏心，偏袒；vt.使有偏见

参考例句：

• They are accusing the teacher of political bias in his marking.他们在指控那名教师打分数有政治偏见。
• He had a bias toward the plan.他对这项计划有偏见。

2 remarkable   

adj.显著的，异常的，非凡的，值得注意的

参考例句：

• She has made remarkable headway in her writing skills.她在写作技巧方面有了长足进步。
• These cars are remarkable for the quietness of their engines.这些汽车因发动机没有噪音而不同凡响。

3 demonstration   

n.表明，示范，论证，示威

参考例句：

• His new book is a demonstration of his patriotism.他写的新书是他的爱国精神的证明。
• He gave a demonstration of the new technique then and there.他当场表演了这种新的操作方法。

4 ivies   

常春藤( ivy的名词复数 )

参考例句：

• This is was green at a time when other ivies had pooped out. 这株常春藤在其他常春藤已凋谢时依然青翠。
• These Chinese ivies climbed upwards and covered the entire wall. 那些常春藤攀援而上，爬满了整面墙。

5 ivy   

n.常青藤，常春藤

参考例句：

• Her wedding bouquet consisted of roses and ivy.她的婚礼花篮包括玫瑰和长春藤。
• The wall is covered all over with ivy.墙上爬满了常春藤。

6 technological   

adj.技术的；工艺的

参考例句：

• A successful company must keep up with the pace of technological change.一家成功的公司必须得跟上技术变革的步伐。
• Today,the pace of life is increasing with technological advancements.当今， 随着科技进步，生活节奏不断增快。

7 fabled   

adj.寓言中的，虚构的

参考例句：

• For the first week he never actually saw the fabled Jack. 第一周他实际上从没见到传说中的杰克。
• Aphrodite, the Greek goddness of love, is fabled to have been born of the foam of the sea. 希腊爱神阿美罗狄蒂据说是诞生于海浪泡沫之中。 来自《现代汉英综合大词典》

8 dwarf   

n.矮子，侏儒，矮小的动植物；vt.使…矮小

参考例句：

• The dwarf's long arms were not proportional to his height.那侏儒的长臂与他的身高不成比例。
• The dwarf shrugged his shoulders and shook his head. 矮子耸耸肩膀，摇摇头。

9 outlets   

n.出口( outlet的名词复数 )；经销店；插座；廉价经销店

参考例句：

• The dumping of foreign cotton blocked outlets for locally grown cotton. 外国棉花的倾销阻滞了当地生产的棉花的销路。 来自《简明英汉词典》
• They must find outlets for their products. 他们必须为自己的产品寻找出路。 来自《现代汉英综合大词典》

10 narrative   

n.叙述，故事；adj.叙事的，故事体的

参考例句：

• He was a writer of great narrative power.他是一位颇有记述能力的作家。
• Neither author was very strong on narrative.两个作者都不是很善于讲故事。

11 analyzes   

v.分析( analyze的第三人称单数 )；分解；解释；对…进行心理分析

参考例句：

• This approach analyzes management by studying experience usually through cases. 这个学派通常从实例获得经验，用以分析管理。 来自辞典例句
• The econometrician analyzes statistical data. 经济计量学者要分析统计材料。 来自辞典例句

12 entreaties   

n.恳求，乞求( entreaty的名词复数 )

参考例句：

• He began with entreaties and ended with a threat. 他先是恳求，最后是威胁。 来自《简明英汉词典》
• The tyrant was deaf to the entreaties of the slaves. 暴君听不到奴隶们的哀鸣。 来自《简明英汉词典》

13 merge   

v.(使)结合，(使)合并，(使)合为一体

参考例句：

• I can merge my two small businesses into a large one.我可以将我的两家小商店合并为一家大商行。
• The directors have decided to merge the two small firms together.董事们已决定把这两家小商号归并起来。

14 arbor   

n.凉亭；树木

参考例句：

• They sat in the arbor and chatted over tea.他们坐在凉亭里，边喝茶边聊天。
• You may have heard of Arbor Day at school.你可能在学校里听过植树节。

15 dub   

vt.（以某种称号）授予，给...起绰号，复制

参考例句：

• I intend to use simultaneous recording to dub this film.我打算采用同期录音的方法为这部影片配音。
• It was dubbed into Spanish for Mexican audiences.它被译制成西班牙语以方便墨西哥观众观看。

16 jersey   

n.运动衫

参考例句：

• He wears a cotton jersey when he plays football.他穿运动衫踢足球。
• They were dressed alike in blue jersey and knickers.他们穿着一致，都是蓝色的运动衫和灯笼短裤。

17 equity   

n.公正，公平，（无固定利息的）股票

参考例句：

• They shared the work of the house with equity.他们公平地分担家务。
• To capture his equity,Murphy must either sell or refinance.要获得资产净值，墨菲必须出售或者重新融资。

18 ramble   

v.漫步，漫谈，漫游；n.漫步，闲谈，蔓延

参考例句：

• This is the best season for a ramble in the suburbs.这是去郊区漫游的最好季节。
• I like to ramble about the street after work.我下班后在街上漫步。

19 steadily   

adv.稳定地；不变地；持续地

参考例句：

• The scope of man's use of natural resources will steadily grow.人类利用自然资源的广度将日益扩大。
• Our educational reform was steadily led onto the correct path.我们的教学改革慢慢上轨道了。

20 trajectory   

n.弹道，轨道

参考例句：

• It is not difficult to sketch the subsequent trajectory.很容易描绘出它们最终的轨迹。
• The path followed by a projectile is called its trajectory.抛物体所循的路径称为它的轨道。