例164　Most striking among the many asymmetries evident in an adult flatfish is eye placement: before maturity one eye migrates, so that in an adult flatfish both eyes are on the same side of the head.

【结构分析】Most striking引导的倒装句子，介词短语among the many asymmetries作为状语，形容词短语evident in an adult flatfish修饰前面的asymmetries，主干是Most striking is eye placement，冒号后面是状语before maturity，主干是one eye migrates，后面加上结果状语从句so that in an adult flatfish both eyes are on the same side of the head。

【亮点回放】此句话的亮点在于Most striking is...，比较级的形容词短语引导的倒装句很经典，作文可以运用得很好。

【核心词汇】

most striking　最为引人注目的

an adult flatfish　成年比目鱼

many asymmetries　诸多不对称特征

evident　显著存在的

eye placement　眼睛的摆位

maturity　成熟

migrate　移动

【参考译文】在一条成年比目鱼身上显著存在的诸多不对称（asymmetry）特征中，最为引人注目的是眼睛的摆位：在成年之前，一只眼睛发生移动，因此在成年比目鱼身上，两只眼睛均位于头部的同一侧面。