在南美洲干旱的荒漠里,有一种落叶乔木叫纺锤树。这种树在当地还有一个有趣的名字,叫“死不了”。这种树的树干中部像纺锤一样隆起,会贮存大量的水分,在任何干旱情况下它都能活下来。1886年,荒漠里出现了一个奇怪的现象,号称“死不了”的纺锤树接二连三地死亡,成了当地一个不解之谜。1901年,法国里昂大学一位教授不远万里来到这片荒漠寻 In the arid deserts of South America, there is a deciduous tree called a spindle tree. There’s another interesting name for this tree, called “Never Die.” The middle of the trunk of this tree, like a spindrift, holds a large amount of moisture and survives any drought. In 1886, a strange phenomenon arose in the desert. Known as the “dead” spindle tree died one after another, became a mystery of the local. In 1901, a professor from the University of Lyon, France, traveled to the desert without a trace