When Zuckerberg’s first CFO, a Harvard classmate, wants to tart up the social network with banner ads, Zuckerberg reacts with disgust, saying that ads would destroy the coolness. Sean Parker, the Napster founder, keeps using “the party” as a metaphor for Facebook throughout the movie, telling the founders that putting ads on the site would be tantamount to “ending the party at 11.”
1.paraphrase (v) to express in a shorter, clearer, or different way what someone has said or written (n) a statement that expresses in a shorter, clearer, or different way what someone has said or written
2.ostensible (adj) seeming to be the reason for or the purpose of something, but usually hiding the real reason or purpose
3.digress (v) to talk or write about something that is not your main subject:
4.uncanny (adj) very strange and difficult to explain
5.candor (n) the quality of being honest and telling the truth, even when the truth may be unpleasant or embarrassing
34.obstinate [= stubborn] (adj) determined not to change your ideas, behaviour, opinions etc, even when other people think you are being unreasonable
35.lacerate (v) to cut skin deeply with something sharp
36.omnipotent [= all-powerful] (adj) able to do everything
37.unscrupulous (adj) behaving in an unfair or dishonest way
38.renaissance (n) a new interest in something, especially a particular form of art, music etc, that has not been popular for a long period
39.genesis (n) the beginning or origin of something
40.warrant (n) legal document that is signed by a judge, allowing the police to take a particular action an official document giving someone the right to do something, for example buy (v) to promise that something is true
41.cantankerous (adj) bad-tempered and complaining a lot
42.flippant (adj) not being serious about something that other people think you should be serious about
43.subjugate (v) to defeat a person or group and make them obey you
44.wry (adj) a wry expression or wry humour shows that you know a situation is bad, but you also think it is slightly amusing
45.urbane (adj) behaving in a relaxed and confident way in social situations
46.jargon (n) words and expressions used in a particular profession or by a particular group of people, which are difficult for other people to understand - often used to show
47.prudent (adj) sensible and careful, especially by trying to avoid unnecessary risks
48.inviolable (adj) an inviolable right, law, principle etc is extremely important and should be treated with respect and not broken or removed
49.commodious (adj) a house or room that is commodious is very big