測(cè)試你的“表情符號(hào)智商”

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(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歲以上的人來說，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教授說道：“表情符號(hào)使用率高、發(fā)展速度快，成為了有史以來發(fā)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(hào)的發(fā)展速度已經(jīng)遠(yuǎn)遠(yuǎn)超過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。”