Q&A
1. Use three sentences to describe Onoda’s story. Onoda, a second lieutenant of the Japanese Imperial Army ,who was deployed a small island of Lubang, had spent 30 years in the jungle of the Lubang island continuing to fight with American forces and refusing to surrender after World war ii was over because of his loyalty to Japan.
Having been found by Suzuki ,Onoda returned to Japan only to find the traditional honors and sacrifice he valued all changed and hardly to fit in this new society.
It made him to perceived that his suffering meant nothing in spite of his fame and money ,he felt more depressed than In the jungle and left to settle In Brazil.
2. What can we learn from the Rock Star Problems?
The values and metrics by which we measure success and failures matter much.
If we want to change how we see problems ,we have to change what we value and how we measure failure or success.
3. Can you name some values that you hold dear?
I think confidence is valuable, because that is what I lack. I also prioritize honesty , kindness and humility ,because these values are what I hold.
4. Do you have any good/bad values stated in the book? How those values affect your life?
Yes ,honesty is what I hold dear. Owing to this value , I gained the trust of my colleagues. They are wired to seek help from me. Some people may think it a vtrouble to help others and try to avoid it as much as possible. However, being helpful to others generates happiness and pleasure , which leads to a better of myself.
熟词生义
1…while he was burning rice fields-still waging war against the local population…
Wage: n,（1） money you earn that is paid according to the number of hours, days, or weeks that you work → 同义词：salary 工资，薪水
（2） If a person, group, or country wages a campaign or a war, they start it and continue it over a period of time. 发动 (运动或战争)
Eg: Onoda’s companions still waged war against American forces.
2.Thus to duck our problem is to lead a meaningless existence.
duck: vt, avoid or try to avoid fulfilling, answering, or performing (duties, questions, or issues)同义词 →dodge，evade，hedge躲避，躲闪
eg,He ducked the duties by pretending to being ill.
3.Take a moment and think of something that’s really bugging you.
bug:v, If someone or something bugs you, they worry or annoy you.同义词 →bother，annoy，agonize over 使烦恼
eg: His rattled on about his miserable past , which really bugged me.
new Words and expressions:
4,after his travels and found the strict cultural norms and social hierarchy to be stifling.
Stifle:v,(1) to stop something from happening or developing 抑止，阻止，压制
Eg:The politicians tried to stifle the rebellion.
(2)to stop a feeling from being expressed 强忍住，压抑〔感情〕
Eg: He stifled an urge to hit her.
(3)if you are stifled by something, it stops you breathing comfortably （使）感到窒息，（使）透不过气来
Eg: He was nearly stifled by the smoke.
5.He would became so famous that they would be subjected to decades of seeing him on TV...
be subjected to:遭受，忍受
eg: He is subjected to the criticism of mass media.
6.If you are choosing the right vales and metrics, should be invigorating you and motivating you.
invigorate: If something invigorates you, it makes you feel healty and more energetic. 鼓舞; 增加活力,使生气勃勃
eg:They felt refreshed and invigorated after a rest.
My thoughts:
One day ,in retrospect, the years of struggle will strike you as the most beautiful.
As we always say sufferings ere treasure in our life. Sufferings make us get to know what is wrong with ourselves and push us to be stronger. A life without struggling isn’t worth living. The person who hurt us most was well remembered; the thing which gave us the biggest blow can give us a meaningful lesson; the words which heard most unpleasant are much more beneficial . Sometimes we tend to evade sufferings and even afraid of them, because to experience sufferings is really tortured, which will drive us nuts. However, years later, when we look back, it is these painful days that give us the courage to move on and it is these tearing undergoings that we are most proud of.