The Social Network · 2010 — 第 21 / 23 章 · 3'18" · B2

Eduardo Freezes the Company Account, Explained:let bygones be bygones

Eduardo's girlfriend finds his relationship status still says single, and the fight escalates into a breakup. Then Mark calls: Eduardo has frozen the company account to force a conversation, and Mark is furious — until he offers a deal. "And also, I'm breaking up with you," lands right after.

あらすじ

At his apartment, Eduardo is confronted by his girlfriend about his Facebook status, and the argument turns ugly. He has frozen the company bank account to get Mark's attention; Mark calls, angry that the site could collapse, then offers a way out: a new investor and papers to sign in San Francisco.

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注目の表現

let bygones be bygonestake it as a signone domino goesfickle

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このシーンの表現

let bygones be bygones

Agree to forget old grievances

Eduardo 冻了账户又吵翻,Mark 说 I am willing to let bygones be bygones,提议把旧账翻篇,接着抛出好消息。

Let's let bygones be bygones and work together again.

このシーンの他の表現

  • take it as a sign

    To interpret something as an indication

  • one domino goes

    A chain reaction in which one failure spreads

  • fickle

    Changing loyalties easily

  • not even remotely true

    Not true in the slightest

このシーンのメモ一覧

79 行のセリフに 41 件のメモ

表現 · B1need someone to do somethingYou scared me. I need you to knock.
表現 · A2get backWhen did you get back?
表現 · B1kind of a rough ...Chris, it was kind of a rough trip and I was tired...
表現 · B1normal behaviorI did, and I thought that was incredibly normal behavior.
表現 · B2mock someoneAre you mocking me?
文法 · B1does your Status say

do-support question: Do-support carries the tense so the main verb stays bare.

Why does your Status say "single" on your Facebook page?
表現 · B2take something as a sign

To interpret something as an indication

It's embarrassing, so you should take it as a sign of trust that I would tell you that.
表現 · B2go to hell- Go to hell. - Take it easy.
表現 · B1take it easy- Go to hell. - Take it easy.
発音Go to hell

liaison

- Go to hell. - Take it easy.
発音Take it easy

flap

- Go to hell. - Take it easy.
スラング · B2Go to hell- Go to hell. - Take it easy.
スラング · C1slutsNo, you didn't change it so you could screw those Silicon Valley sluts
表現 · C1not even remotely true

Not true in the slightest

Not even remotely true, and I can promise you that the Silicon Valley sluts
表現 · A2open a presentPlease, open your present.
スラング · B1trickyOkay, this is gonna be tricky.
表現 · B1get someone's attention- You froze the account. - I had to get your attention, Mark.
表現 · C1jeopardize somethingDo you realize that you jeopardized the entire company?
表現 · B2everything someone has been working onDo you realize that your actions could have destroyed everything I've been working on?
文法 · C1your actions could have destroyed everything I've been working on

could have + past participle: Could have marks a past risk that did not fully land.

Do you realize that your actions could have destroyed everything I've been working on?
表現 · B1can't functionWithout money, the site can't function.
表現 · B1the difference between A and BLet me tell you the difference between Facebook and everybody else.
発音don't crash

elision

We don't crash ever!
表現 · B2be downIf the servers are down for even a day, our entire reputation is irreversibly destroyed.
表現 · C1irreversibly + adjectiveIf the servers are down for even a day, our entire reputation is irreversibly destroyed.
文法 · B2If the servers are down for even a day, our entire reputation is irreversibly destroyed

zero conditional with passive: The zero conditional states a law, and the passive hides who destroys it.

If the servers are down for even a day, our entire reputation is irreversibly destroyed.
表現 · C1reverberate through somethingEven a few people leaving would reverberate through the entire user base.
表現 · B2the user baseEven a few people leaving would reverberate through the entire user base.
表現 · B1the whole pointThe users are interconnected. That is the whole point.
表現 · C1if one goes, the rest goCollege kids are online because their friends are online and if one domino goes, the other dominos go.
文法 · B2if one domino goes, the other dominos go

first conditional: The condition turns a network effect into a certainty.

College kids are online because their friends are online and if one domino goes, the other dominos go.
発音Holy shit

stress

Holy shit.
スラング · B2Holy shitHoly shit.
表現 · B2be nobodyDid you like being nobody?
表現 · B2the act of a ...That was the act of a child, not a businessman, Hang on, hang on, hang on, hang on.
表現 · B2the act of a friendand it certainly was not the act of a friend.
表現 · B2cash a checkYou know how embarrassing it was for me to try to cash a check today?
表現 · C1let bygones be bygones

Agree to forget old grievances

But I am willing to let bygones be bygones,
表現 · C1get your ass on somethingso you gotta get your ass on the first flight back to San Francisco.
スラング · C1get your ass onso you gotta get your ass on the first flight back to San Francisco.
表現 · B1break up with someoneAnd also, I'm breaking up with you.

「Eduardo Freezes the Company Account」を読み解く

What's really going on

The scene turns a couple's fight and a business crisis into the same argument about honesty. The frozen account is admitted as a stunt — "I had to get your attention" — while Mark explains why the company cannot survive even a short outage. His speech about the network is the film's theory of what Facebook really is: "The users are interconnected. That is the whole point." Then the two men patch things up over money, using the phrase "let bygones be bygones" as if trust could be reset. It cannot. The final line, "And also, I'm breaking up with you," makes clear that the damage is landing on the people around them.

Theme

BetrayalFreezing the company account to force attention is a betrayal framed as friendship, deepening the partners' rift.
TrustThe couple and the founders both learn that trust, once broken, cannot be reset by an apology.

発音のポイント

  • Go to hell — liaison
  • Take it easy — flap
  • don't crash — elision
  • Holy shit — stress
Let me tell you the difference between Facebook and everybody else.

Mark's setup for a speech about why the network is different: its users depend on one another.

If the servers are down for even a day, our entire reputation is irreversibly destroyed.

The stakes of the frozen account: an outage would destroy the site's reputation for good.

The users are interconnected. That is the whole point.

Mark's core theory of the product: its value comes from the connections between people, not features.

I am not going back to that life.

A line about refusing to return to being poor or a nobody, which drives the character's choices.

And also, I'm breaking up with you.

The blunt, delayed breakup that lands after the business crisis, ending the scene on personal loss.

このシーンについての質問

Why did Eduardo freeze the company account?

To get Mark's attention. He felt ignored and wanted a response, but freezing the account put the whole site at risk and pushed the partnership further apart.

Why is Mark so angry about the frozen account?

Because the site depends on running servers and staying online. If it went down even briefly, users could leave and the reputation might be permanently damaged.

What does Mark mean when he says the users are interconnected?

It is his argument for why an outage is so dangerous: users join because their friends are there, so one person leaving can pull others with them, like falling dominoes.

What deal does Mark offer at the end of the call?

He says Peter Thiel has just invested half a million dollars and the company needs Eduardo's signature in San Francisco. He wants his CFO to fly back right away.

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