八岁时,爸爸妈妈送我一棵仙人掌。它全身呈墨绿色,长满小刺。爸爸告诉我,它生命力很强,三天不浇水都死不了。我起初不相信,后来在一本书上看到,仙人掌生长在沙漠里,是一种耐旱植物。为了减少水分的蒸发,它的叶子蜕变成了刺。它的用途很多,不仅可以制成食物,还可以制成药物。我喜欢上了它。我把它种在小花盆里,两天浇一次水。过了几天,因为种种原因,我竟然忘了给它浇水。等记起来时,已经是一周以后了。我想,仙人掌 At age eight, Mom and Dad sent me a cactus. It is dark green body, covered with small thorns. Dad told me that it has a strong vitality and can not die for three days without watering. At first I did not believe it, and later on a book I saw cactus growing in the desert as a drought-tolerant plant. In order to reduce the evaporation of water, its leaves degenerated into thorns. It uses a lot, not only can be made into food, but also can be made into medicine. I like it. I planted it in a small pot, pour water once in two days. After a few days, for various reasons, I actually forgot to water it. When you remember, it is already a week later. I think, cactus