Emoji are being adopted at a faster rate than any other 'language' - and eight in 10 of us now use the colourful symbols to communicate.
與其他任何“語(yǔ)言”相比，表情符號(hào)的采用速度要快得多，現(xiàn)在80%的人在使用多種多樣的表情符號(hào)進(jìn)行交流。

To plot this popularity, a linguistics professor has conducted the first 'Emoji IQ' study looking at how the pictures are used and by whom.
為了證明表情符號(hào)的流行度，一位語(yǔ)言學(xué)教授進(jìn)行了一項(xiàng)名為“表情符號(hào)智商”的研究，旨在探尋是什么人，在如何使用這類表情圖片，這類研究尚屬首次。

And she has created an online test to determine how well you know your 'confused' face from your 'angry' face to determine if you're an emoji master.
語(yǔ)言學(xué)教授創(chuàng)建了一個(gè)在線測(cè)試，看受測(cè)者是否能區(qū)分“困惑”的表情及“憤怒”的表情，以確定受測(cè)者是否是一位表情符號(hào)達(dá)人。

The test contains 10 questions that ask users to identify the meaning of certain symbols, and how they would write sentences using emoji.
測(cè)試包含10個(gè)問(wèn)題，皆在讓受試者識(shí)別某些表情符號(hào)的含義以及如何運(yùn)用表情符號(hào)編寫句子。

At the end of the test they are given a percentage score - rather than an IQ score as the test's name suggests - and the aim is to be an Emoji Master with a perfect score.
每個(gè)受試者在測(cè)試結(jié)束時(shí)會(huì)得到一個(gè)百分比的分?jǐn)?shù)，這個(gè)數(shù)字和測(cè)試題目所示的那種智商分?jǐn)?shù)不一樣，拿到高分的人會(huì)成為“表情符號(hào)達(dá)人”。

According to the study, four in 10 people send messages made up entirely of emoji and 18 to 25-year-olds find it easier to express emotions using the symbols.
根據(jù)這項(xiàng)研究，40%的受試者可以完全通過(guò)表情符號(hào)傳遞信息，研究還發(fā)現(xiàn)18—25歲的年輕人更容易使用這些符號(hào)表達(dá)感情。

More than half of this group admitted emoji has improved their ability to interact with others.
超過(guò)一半以上的受試者承認(rèn)表情符號(hào)提高了他們與別人交往的能力。

But for the over 40s the language is lost in translation.
但是，對(duì)40歲以上的人來(lái)說(shuō)，用表情符號(hào)表達(dá)信息有點(diǎn)困難。

More than half (54 per cent) admitted to being confused about what the symbols mean, while a third claimed to have avoided using emoji in text, instant messaging and apps because they lacked the confidence to use them appropriately.
一半以上的人（占54%）表示弄不清表情符號(hào)表示的意思，三分之一的人稱他們不會(huì)在文本、短信及應(yīng)用程序中使用這些表情符號(hào)，因?yàn)樗麄儾淮_定是否會(huì)運(yùn)用得當(dāng)。

TalkTalk Mobile teamed up with Vyv Evans, linguistics professor at Bangor University to launch the study and improve understanding of emoji with the 'Emoji IQ' tutorial.
TalkTalk Mobile公司與班戈大學(xué)的語(yǔ)言學(xué)教授Vyv Evans合作進(jìn)行了這項(xiàng)“表情符號(hào)智商”測(cè)試的研究，幫助理解表情符號(hào)的意義。

'Emoji is the fastest growing form of language ever based on its incredible adoption rate and speed of evolution,' said Professor Evans.
Evans教授說(shuō)道：“表情符號(hào)使用率高、發(fā)展速度快，成為了有史以來(lái)發(fā)展速度最快的語(yǔ)言形式。”

'As a visual language emoji has already far eclipsed hieroglyphics, its ancient Egyptian precursor which took centuries to develop.'
“作為一種視覺語(yǔ)言，表情符號(hào)的發(fā)展速度已經(jīng)遠(yuǎn)遠(yuǎn)超過(guò)了古埃及人的象形文字，后者的發(fā)展經(jīng)歷了幾百年時(shí)間。”