The Social Network · 2010 — 第 22 / 23 章 · 2'33" · B2

Eduardo Signs Away His Shares, Explained:in all honesty

In a conference room, Eduardo is handed papers that swap his old shares for new ones and dilute his stake. He signs them without hiring his own lawyers. Years later he admits the mistake: "It was insanely stupid of me not to have my own lawyers look over all the..."

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Lawyers walk Eduardo through a stack of agreements that cancel his old shares, give him new ones, and reduce his ownership. He signs without a lawyer of his own. At the deposition, he admits the mistake and adds that he believed the company's lawyers were also his.

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as opposed tocan live withsigning your own death certificatein all honesty

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in all honesty

To be completely honest

Eduardo 承认:In all honesty, I thought they were my lawyers,把最致命的天真说了出来。

In all honesty, I never read the terms.

このシーンの他の表現

  • as opposed to

    In contrast to

  • can live with

    Able to accept something

  • signing your own death certificate

    Signing away your own future

  • leading question

    A question that suggests its own answer

このシーンのメモ一覧

41 行のセリフに 36 件のメモ

表現 · C1a purchase agreementThe first two are common stock purchase agreements, allowing you to buy stock in the newly reincorporated Facebook,
文法 · B2allowing you to buy stock in the newly reincorporated Facebook

participle clause with allow: The participle clause explains what the agreements let him do.

The first two are common stock purchase agreements, allowing you to buy stock in the newly reincorporated Facebook,
表現 · B2as opposed to something

In contrast to

as opposed to the old shares, which are now worthless.
文法 · B2which are now worthless

non-defining relative clause: The clause quietly writes off everything he used to hold.

as opposed to the old shares, which are now worthless.
表現 · B2exchange A for BThe third is an exchange agreement allowing you to exchange the old shares for new shares,
表現 · B2shares of stockHow many shares of stock will I own?
発音Jesus Christ

stress

Jesus Christ.
スラング · B1Jesus ChristJesus Christ.
表現 · C1dilute something'Cause you may need to dilute it to award shares to new investors.
表現 · C1award something to someone'Cause you may need to dilute it to award shares to new investors.
発音dilute it to

liaison

'Cause you may need to dilute it to award shares to new investors.
表現 · B2need to be protectedWell, Mark doesn't care about money and he needs to be protected.
表現 · B2can live with something

Able to accept something

I can live with that.
表現 · A2would you like to do somethingWould you like to use my pen?
発音Would you like to

weak form

Would you like to use my pen?
表現 · B1repeat a questionCan you please repeat the question?
表現 · C1a leading question

A question that suggests its own answer

No, it was an outrageously leading question the first time around,
表現 · B1hear something twiceand now you want us to hear it twice?
表現 · B2read something backYes. Would you read it back, please?
表現 · C1sign one's own death certificate

Signing away your own future

"Counsel: 'And when you signed these documents, "'were you aware that you were signing your own death certificate?"'
文法 · C1insanely stupid of me not to have my own lawyers look over

extraposed subject with of me: It fronts an empty subject so the judgment can land on him.

It was insanely stupid of me not to have my own lawyers look over all the...
スラング · B2insanely stupidIt was insanely stupid of me not to have my own lawyers look over all the...
表現 · B2in all honesty

To be completely honest

In all honesty, I thought they were my lawyers.
表現 · B1sign the papersOkay, Eduardo, did Mr. Zuckerberg say anything to you after you signed the papers?
表現 · A2at least ...He'd already told me that he wouldn't be coming back to school for at least a semester,
文法 · B2He'd already told me that he wouldn't be coming back

past perfect with reported speech: The past perfect fixes the order: the warning came before the signing.

He'd already told me that he wouldn't be coming back to school for at least a semester,
表現 · B2say goodbye for a whileso we were saying goodbye for a while.
表現 · B2somewhere around ...Somewhere around the end of November or early December.
表現 · B2throw someone a partyPeter wants to throw us an amazing party when we hit a million members.
表現 · B2hit a numberPeter wants to throw us an amazing party when we hit a million members.
文法 · B1when we hit a million members

when clause: The when clause sets the trigger for the promised party.

Peter wants to throw us an amazing party when we hit a million members.
表現 · B2be out of controlIt's gonna be out of control. You gotta come back for it.
表現 · B1come back for somethingIt's gonna be out of control. You gotta come back for it.
発音out of control

liaison

It's gonna be out of control. You gotta come back for it.
スラング · B2out of controlIt's gonna be out of control. You gotta come back for it.
表現 · B1remember somethingRemember the algorithm on the window at Kirkland?

「Eduardo Signs Away His Shares」を読み解く

What's really going on

The scene is the hinge of the whole betrayal, and it is quiet. Eduardo signs away his stake in the language of ordinary paperwork — purchase agreements, exchange agreements, a voter holding agreement — with no lawyer of his own in the room. His confession later is flat and damning: "In all honesty, I thought they were my lawyers." The film does not need a villain here, only a person who trusts the wrong people because they are his friends. The line that lands hardest is not about money but about loneliness: "I was your only friend." What gets diluted is not just his shares but the friendship itself.

Theme

BetrayalEduardo signs documents that quietly strip his ownership, trusting lawyers and friends who are not on his side.
FriendshipThe loss is personal: he thought the lawyers were his, and he calls himself Mark's only friend.

発音のポイント

  • Jesus Christ — stress
  • dilute it to — liaison
  • Would you like to — weak form
  • out of control — liaison
I was your only friend.

The accusation that reframes the business dispute: the person he trusted most says he was the only one who stood by Mark.

In all honesty, I thought they were my lawyers.

The confession of misplaced trust, stated without defense — he believed the company's lawyers were protecting him.

My father won't even look at me.

The personal cost of the deal, extending the shame beyond the boardroom into his family.

It's gonna be out of control. You gotta come back for it.

The invitation to the party at a million members, the promise that makes the eventual exclusion sharper.

It was insanely stupid of me not to have my own lawyers look over all the...

His own verdict on the mistake: not bad luck but a failure to get independent advice.

このシーンについての質問

What did Eduardo actually sign?

Papers that canceled his old, worthless shares in favor of new ones, diluted his ownership, and added a voting agreement. The effect was to reduce his stake without his realizing it.

Why didn't Eduardo use his own lawyer?

He trusted the people around him and believed the company's lawyers were acting for him too. He calls this the insanely stupid part of the whole mistake.

What does "signing your own death certificate" mean here?

It is the lawyer's phrase for signing documents that destroy your own position. In this case, the paperwork ends Eduardo's control over his share of the company.

What is the emotional core of the scene?

Its cost is personal. Eduardo says his father will not look at him and that he was Mark's only friend, turning a legal maneuver into a story about loyalty.

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