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This old woman brought her pigs to a fine market.
正确答案和解析:
【关键词】bring one’s pigs to a fine [pretty] market
【误译】这个老妇人把她养的猪带到高价市场去卖。
【原意】这个老妇人做了亏本生意。
【说明】】bring one’s pigs to a fine [pretty] market是习语,根据上下文意为“做亏本生意”,“经营不善”,“判断错误”等。句中,fine [pretty]是反语用法,此处与wrong同义。