On the boundless sea, there is an island, which looks like a cloud floating on the horizon from a distance. There are few trees, grass and soil here, but a group of naval soldiers are stationed here.

When the general went to the island, it was cooler here, but it was also more than 20 degrees Celsius. I can't help it It is near the equator. It took less than ten minutes for the island to circle, so in the fifth minute, the general found the problem.

"What is the island over there, so mysterious? Is it The Dark Castle? " The general said, and went over, only to see a circle of rocks surrounded by tarpaulins. Lift a corner of the tarpaulin to reveal a green vegetable field.

The general was stunned. He knows that vegetables are difficult to grow in this place. Because they mainly eat canned food, some soldiers will have gum ulceration and blisters in their mouths after going to the island for a period of time. Most vegetables shipped from the mainland will rot before they reach the island. Looking at the green vegetable field in front of him, the general really suspected that he was dreaming: "How did this come out?"

The captain said that he was a northerner and was inspired to grow vegetables in a greenhouse, so he built this tarpaulin shed. The greenhouse in the north is frost-proof, and this shed is sun-proof and salt-proof. Most of the soil in the vegetable field was brought by the soldiers from their hometown.

"Are they all from their hometown?" The general wondered, "Isn't it ok to have soil on the nearest island?"

"Yes, but the warriors are willing to ship it from their hometown, and even the food is brought from their hometown. You see, many northern dishes are alive here. "

The general bent down to look closely: boy, a small vegetable field, there are quite a few kinds of vegetables.

"After dinner, we can open all the tarpaulins and let you see the whole picture of the vegetable field." The captain smiled proudly and mysteriously.

The general's eyes caught this smile and he thought, boy, what are you hiding from me? Just say, "OK, I'll watch it after dinner."

Colleague's secretary was anxious: "Chief, didn't you decide to go back to the ship for dinner?"

Of course the general won't forget. This is his own rule: in this sea area, in order to reduce the burden on the island, food and shelter must be returned to the warship. But now, he said to his entourage, "Go back by speedboat. I will not only have dinner on the island tomorrow, but also have breakfast. "

Everyone was surprised. The secretary immediately asked the captain, "What to eat on the island at night?"

The general gave him a white look: "What to eat? I will eat whatever the soldiers eat. "

He asked the captain around him, "Welcome?"

The captain said ambitiously, "Welcome is welcome, but yours ..."

The general asked the soldiers around him again, "Are you welcome?"

"Welcome!"

The general nodded. He didn't want to stay because of the captain's smile. He thought that if the method of growing vegetables here can really be popularized, it would be too big for the troops guarding the island here. This kind of problem seems small, but it is directly related to the combat effectiveness of the troops.

At dinner, the captain accompanied the general to the team site. There are several plates, canned food and several kinds of fresh fish on the table. Knowing that there were fish here, the general didn't say anything, so he sat down and picked up chopsticks. Just then, the cook brought a plate. When the general saw it, his face changed immediately. That's a plate of Chinese cabbage.

"Whose idea was this?" The general asked.

The captain didn't know what to say: "Everyone's ..."

"Everyone? Hey! " The general put down his chopsticks heavily and stood up. "I told the soldiers to have dinner together. If you persuaded me to go, they would relent, so I listened to you. It's okay now! I ask you, do the soldiers have food to eat? "

"Eat once a week." Captain, the voice is very low.

"I asked today. Go and see what they eat! "

The captain was anxious: "Chief, don't go. You must eat this dish, or you will regret it. " The general paused and didn't understand what the captain said.

The captain thought for a moment and said to the general, "wait a minute." Ran out. After a while, he ran back and pointed out the window and said, "Chief, look."

The general looked in the direction pointed by the captain-

The tarpaulin has been lifted, revealing a large vegetable field, and the green one actually constitutes a map of China.

The general mused in his mind and stared at the green.

"Most provinces in the country have the soil here. The war soil on the island knows that you are in poor health and old, and insists on eating vegetables. Everyone does not regard you as a leader, but as an elder. " The captain whispered beside him.

The general felt a little sour in his nose and didn't look away. He just saw the dish of Chinese cabbage.

He hesitated for a moment, walked over, picked it up and strode out.

In the dining room, the soldiers are eating. They all stopped using chopsticks when they saw the general come in. The general looked at the canned food on their table and choked up. He said, "Comrades ... paused, and then said," Children, I'll give you food and give each of you a chopstick. "

The soldiers were afraid of being burned and immediately hid. If the general doesn't chase, he knows he can't catch it. He stood where he was, not knowing what to do. Finally, his eyes lit up and he saw a bucket of soup beside the dining table. He went over, poured the vegetables into the soup, then picked up the spoon and stirred it in the bucket several times. Then, he scooped up a spoonful of soup.

No one called, and the warriors consciously gathered around. A spoonful of vegetable soup was scooped into the soldiers' bowls. The general saw that many people's eyes lit up and their noses began to be sad again. He wanted to say something, but his mind was confused and he only opened his mouth. ......

Early in the morning, the general left the island by speedboat. Looking back at the island, he saw a bright red sun rising in Ran Ran on the green land.

He gave a standard military salute to the sun, to the green and to the island.

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There are 37 natural paragraphs in the text:

The first part (paragraphs 1~ 19) tells about the general's trip to the island. He was surprised to find that the soldiers planted a lot of Chinese cabbage on the barren island, so he came up with the idea of popularizing vegetable planting methods in the island-guarding troops.

In the second part (20~35 paragraphs), during the dinner, the soldiers specially prepared a plate of wartime Chinese cabbage for the general. The general was reluctant to eat it, so he poured it into the soup and shared it with the soldiers.

The third part (paragraphs 36-37) tells the story of the general who gave a standard military salute to the sun, the green vegetable fields and the island when he set out in the morning.

The central idea of "island" is

By writing that the general found vegetable fields on the island and shared vegetables with the soldiers, he expressed the patriotic feelings of the coastal defense soldiers, inspired our love for the country and our ambition to serve the country, and also expressed the feelings between the general and the soldiers.

The change of the general's mentality in The Island:

(1) started looking for a small piece of green space, and there was no surprise;

(2) Then, while eating, he thought that someone was cooking the soldier's food to please him, so his face changed immediately;

(3) Then the general looked at the map-shaped vegetable fields in China and listened to the soldiers' love for the motherland and their spoil. His nose was a little sour, so he was grateful and moved here.

(4) Finally, he called soldiers "children", showing his concern for soldiers.