New York and Los Angeles were the only two North American cities to rank among the highest 50, though both fell in the rankings due to a depreciating U.S. dollar, Mercer reported.

据美世咨询公司报告，纽约和洛杉矶是北美跻身前50名的仅有的两个城市，不过由于美元的贬值这两个城市今年的排名有所下滑。

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Keira Knightley, Gordon Ramsay and JK Rowling have dropped out of the top 100 rankings altogether, while last year's highest placed Briton, David Beckham, has slipped from fifth to 28th.

凯拉·奈特利、戈登·拉姆齐、J.K.罗琳一同跌出百强榜，而上届排名最高的大卫·贝克·汉姆也从第5位跌至第28位。

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Apple has great quality control, its customersatisfaction rankings are routinely among the highest for retail experience,the App Store, the iPad, its technical support, and the iPhone.

苹果拥有强大的质量控制体系，它的消费者满意度通常是最高的。 无论是在零售商那里的体验，AppStore，iPad，以及技术支持，包括iPhone。

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Outside of North America and Europe, some of the highest rankings achieved in the Asia-Pacific come from the Melbourne Business School, the China Europe International Business School (CEIBS) in Shanghai, the Hong Kong UST School of Business, Macquarie GSM, the Australian GSM and Singapore's Nanyang Business School.

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Excellent tourism infrastructure and facilities, business travel appeal, sustainable development of natural resources and rich cultural resources were among the key factors in landing the highest positions in the rankings.

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At 110 in the world rankings, Laird is the highest-placed Scot and hopes to improve on last year's debut at Loch Lomond, where he was one shot off the lead after the first round before going on to finish 10th.

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