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“語言”相比，表情符號的采用速度要快得多，現在80%的人在使用多種多樣的表情符號進行交流。

To plot this popularity, a linguistics professor has conducted the first 'Emoji IQ' study looking at how the pictures are used and by whom.
為了證明表情符號的流行度，一位語言學教授進行了一項名為“表情符號智商”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.
語言學教授創建了一個在線測試，看受測者是否能區分“困惑”的表情及“憤怒”的表情，以確定受測者是否是一位表情符號達人。

The test contains 10 questions that ask users to identify the meaning of certain symbols, and how they would write sentences using emoji.
測試包含10個問題，皆在讓受試者識別某些表情符號的含義以及如何運用表情符號編寫句子。

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.
每個受試者在測試結束時會得到一個百分比的分數，這個數字和測試題目所示的那種智商分數不一樣，拿到高分的人會成為“表情符號達人”。

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.
根據這項研究，40%的受試者可以完全通過表情符號傳遞信息，研究還發現18—25歲的年輕人更容易使用這些符號表達感情。

More than half of this group admitted emoji has improved their ability to interact with others.
超過一半以上的受試者承認表情符號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40歲以上的人來說，用表情符號表達信息有點困難。

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表示的意思，三分之一的人稱他們不會在文本、短信及應用程序中使用這些表情符號，因為他們不確定是否會運用得當。

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公司與班戈大學的語言學教授Vyv Evans合作進行了這項“表情符號智商”測試的研究，幫助理解表情符號的意義。

'Emoji is the fastest growing form of language ever based on its incredible adoption rate and speed of evolution,' said Professor Evans.
Evans教授說道：“表情符號使用率高、發展速度快，成為了有史以來發展速度最快的語言形式。”

'As a visual language emoji has already far eclipsed hieroglyphics, its ancient Egyptian precursor which took centuries to develop.'
“作為一種視覺語言，表情符號的發展速度已經遠遠超過了古埃及人的象形文字，后者的發展經歷了幾百年時間。”