"The fact that participants were willing to substitute part of a food item for the mere prospect of a relatively small monetary award is interesting," says Reimann.

“参与者愿意用食物的一部分，来换取得到相对较小金钱奖励的可能性，这一点很有意思。”赖曼说。

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The question here is to what extent people were willing to substitute one grain for another or, elsewhere, one type of cloth for another.

这里的问题是有多少人会用另一种粮食来替代或用一种布来替代另一种布。

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