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. (3+)

在一条成年比目鱼身上显著存在的诸多不对称(asymmetry)特征中,最为吸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。

难句类型

倒装、省略

解释:

本句的倒装本质上与我们早就的一种倒装结构是一样的,即形容词放在句首时,主语和谓语倒装。本句的主干的正常语序应该是:eye placement is most striking;倒装后成了most striking is eye placement。但是这种倒装在gre考试中出现,又有了新的特色,被提到句首的most striking被长长的状语among the many asymmetries evident in an adult flatfish与后面的主语和表语分开,造成阅读困难。

意群训练

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.