] gre阅读中一个句子的翻译，设计到破折号的用法，跪求解答

amanda1992

36套中的excercise19中 第三篇的最后一句话

American feminist activists who have been described as ―solitary and
―individual theorists were in reality connected to a
movement—utopian socialism— which was already
popularizing feminist ideas in Europe during the two decades
that culminated in the first women‘s rights conference held at
Seneca Falls, New York, in 1848

这句话主句是什么啊，破折号怎么这么多，破折号有什么作用，之间成分是什么呀~ 直接导致我excercise19中的第六题做错了

竹林中人

前面两个破折号应该是引号，“solitary”and “individual theorists”，再读的话应该顺畅一些

amanda1992

那that culminated in..是形容的American feminist activists 的？还是形容的utopian socialism 的呢？

竹林中人

amanda1992 发表于 2013-8-25 19:51
那that culminated in..是形容的American feminist activists 的？还是形容的utopian socialism 的呢？  ...

应该是后者，根据句意。美国女权活动分子实际上跟一场运动相关（乌托邦社会主义），这场运动在第一次女权会议达到顶峰。