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1 The rising rankings of Asian universities According to US educational institution, Harvard and the Massachusetts Institute of Technology are top of a global league table of university reputation（声誉）. Although Cambridge and Oxford make the top 10 best universities, other UK universities have slipped（下滑）while Asian universities have risen. Cambridge was once again the highest ranking university of the UK in the third place. The ranking is based（以…为基础）the opinions of academics around the world. Surprisingly, there is an increasing ranking for Asian countries such as China, Japan, Singapore and South Korea. Switzerland with small population（人口） is also performing well, with three universities in the top 100. Such ranking does not have an official status（官方地位）, but it has become an important part of rank how well a university. . 2 Happiness let you make more money Earning money may make people happier, but new research suggests that happier people make more money. According to research from economics professor Andrew Oswald of University of Warwick, people who have positive（积极的）daily attitude and feel satisfied with their lives, may earn more money by the age of 29. Therefore, happiness isn’t just linked to（联系）higher income but it helps generate money. That could because happier young people are more likely to get a college degree, get a job and promoted（晋升）, be more optimistic and less nervous. Being really happy improve people’s lives. Generally, young people with happy moods earn an income about 10% above the average while the unhappy ones made about 30% less than the average income. ????????非常快乐的心态确实对一部分人有帮助。那些回答自己“非常快乐”的青少年赚到的收入高出均值大约10%。而不快乐带来的负面影响则大得多。这些研究发现，那些在青春期“十分不快乐”的人后来的收入较平均收入低30%左右。?? 3 A French man taking wife’s surname As we all know, many women will have to take their husbands’ surname（姓氏）after getting married because of the local customs（风俗）. However, a husband from Lyon has become the first man in France to take his wife’s surname under a