Mysql group by top N的問題

Mysql group by top N的問題      在日常工作中,經常要查詢分組的前幾名.oracle中可以通過row_num來支持查詢,mysql暫時不支持row_num.那麼如何來完成這個需求呢?      例如：   表中的數據：  

+--------+-------+-----+
| Person | Group | Age |
+--------+-------+-----+
| Bob    | 1     | 32  |
| Jill   | 1     | 34  |
| Shawn  | 1     | 42  |
| Jake   | 2     | 29  |
| Paul   | 2     | 36  |
| Laura  | 2     | 39  |
+--------+-------+-----+

+--------+-------+-----+
| Shawn  | 1     | 42  |
| Jill   | 1     | 34  |
| Laura  | 2     | 39  |
| Paul   | 2     | 36  |
+--------+-------+-----+

set @num := 0, @group := '';

select person, `group`, age
from 
(
   select person, `group`, age,
      @num := if(@group = `group`, @num + 1, 1) as row_number,
      @group := `group` as dummy
  from mytable
  order by `Group`, Age desc, person
) as x 
where x.row_number <= 2;

SELECT a.person, a.group, a.age FROM person AS a WHERE 
(SELECT COUNT(*) FROM person AS b 
WHERE b.group = a.group AND b.age >= a.age) <= 2 
ORDER BY a.group ASC, a.age DESC