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 ]

They took advantage of (the poor people's need to get their girls off their hands) to get little slaves for nearly nothing.
同意1楼的缩句和2楼的they 指的the poor people.
也许the poor people 想让他们女人快点离开.. 因为女儿出嫁时候要给钱.. i guess. 所以被they利用了..
这个没背景吗??