The question of this task is
这个实验揭示的问题是
would you like a smaller reward right now
你喜欢立刻就能得到比较小的奖励
or would you like the potential
还是你会喜欢等到后面
of a larger reward later.
有可能得到比较大的奖励
People who are very reward dependent
对奖励依赖感强的人
would want a small reward right away.
会愿意马上兑现比较小的奖励
What would that mean in terms of drinking?
那么如果对于饮酒来说意味着什么呢
You may find alcohol gives you reward
如果你很依赖奖励的作用
if youre then very dependent on the reward
那么你会发现酒精给了你奖赏
you will be more likely to drink.
你去喝酒的可能性就比较大
None of these children currently have any known predisposition to drinking
这些孩子目前都没有任何饮酒的倾向
but their brain images
但把他们大脑的影像
will be linked to detailed genetic and personality tests
与详细的基因和人格测试关联起来
to try and form a profile of a person who is at risk.
试图对一个人是否有酗酒风险形成一个概貌
You can't I guess look round corners at this point.
我想 你仅凭这点不可能看得很全面
-Could you be wrong? -Well yeah sure.
-你也可能判断错误对吗 -当然有可能
I mean thats why were making studies
我的意思是 我们之所以做这个研究
because we dont know exactly.
就是因为我们不能确切的知道
But I think very much will depend on asking the kids
但我想这很大程度取决于对这些孩子
asking the adolescents in say four years time
也就是4年后的青少年的询问
once they have actually been exposed to alcohol drinking.
一旦他们真正有饮酒的机会时

重点解释：

1.in terms of 就 ... 而言；在 ... 方面

例句：The figures are expressed in terms of a percentage/in percentage terms.
那些数字是以百分数表示的。

2.dependent on 取决于, 依赖

例句：The child is dependent on his parents for support.
这个小孩靠他的父母养活。

3.at risk 处境危险

例句：The disease is spreading, and all young children are at risk.
疾病正在流行，所有的幼儿都有危险。