What's the fastest growing language in the world right now?

現在世界上發展最快的語言是什麼？

You might think it's English or Spanish or Chinese, but you need to stop thinking about words.

你可能認為這是英語或西班牙語或中文，但你需要停止思考單詞。

That's right.

是的

The fastest growing language is that of the emoji.

增長最快的語言是表情符號。

Emerges are increasingly popular tool in online communication, particularly among the younger generations.

在網絡交流中，特別是在年輕一代中，新興的工具越來越受歡迎。

They're so popular, in fact, that there's a movie being made about them.

事實上，他們是如此受歡迎，以至於有一部關於他們的電影正在拍攝。

Their name comes from combining the Japanese words E meaning picture and Mogi, meaning character.

他們的名字是由日語中的 "E "和 "Mogi "組合而成的，E的意思是圖片，Mogi的意思是文字。

You might even recognize some of them.

你甚至可能會認出其中一些人。

There are the more obvious ones.

有比較明顯的。

Smiley faces, sad faces, fist bumps and hearts on some that, um or obscure, such as pizza slices and eggplants.

笑臉、愁臉、拳頭和心上的一些，嗯或晦氣，比如披薩片和茄子。

But why are these images so popular?

但為什麼這些圖片會如此受歡迎呢？

It's because they represent concepts and emotions farm or simply and easily than words can.

因為它們比文字更簡單、更容易代表概念和情感農場或。

After all, we've been using pictures to explain things since the ancient Egyptians on cave people.

畢竟，從古埃及人對穴居人開始，我們就一直在用圖片來解釋事物。

Before them.

在他們面前。

Pictures transcend language barriers because they're often instantly recognizable.

圖片超越了語言的障礙，因為它們往往能讓人一眼認出。

They take far less effort by the brain to decode.

它們需要大腦花費更少的精力來解碼。

Think of how you can see a red circle cross through on the silhouette of a dog behind, and you know that it means no dogs allowed or how you see the floppy disk icon in a word processor on.

想一想，你怎麼能在後面的狗的剪影上看到一個紅色的圓圈劃過，你就知道這意味著不準養狗，或者你怎麼能在word處理器上看到軟盤圖標。

No, that it saves your work, even if you've never used a floppy disk in your life.

不，它可以保存你的工作，即使你從來沒有用過軟盤。

Or maybe people are lazy.

也可能是人懶。

Or maybe they like Emojis just because they're fun.

或者他們喜歡錶情符號只是因為它們很有趣。

Either way, they're here to stay.

不管是哪種方式，他們都會留在這裡。

What was the Oxford Dictionary's word of the year for 2015 face with tears of joy?

牛津詞典》2015年的年度詞彙是什麼面帶喜悅的淚水？