They took advantage of the poor people's need to get their girls off their hands to get little slaves
for nearly nothing.
------英语中级口语　Ｐ33
  主句：They took advantage of need
　to get their girls off their hands to get little slaves for nearly nothing. 修饰need
　little slaves 此处怎讲


[ 此帖被taijizongshi在2008-05-04 16:46重新编辑 ]

应该是小奴隶的意思吧。我的理解是they利用这些可怜人的让他们的女儿（姑娘）摆脱they的控制的需要而几乎不花费什么使这些小女孩成为they的小奴隶。
缩句：they took advantage to get little slaves for nearly nothing.