1·It wouldn't take long before movies and an upcoming generation of cynics would lampoon the tradition as a token gesture by the higher-ups to leverage ego for increased efficiency.
之后不多久，电影和即将到来的下一代愤青常挖苦这个传统，把它作为上级利用自豪感提高效率的一种象征。
2·To ridicule with a pasquinade; satirize or lampoon.
用讽刺文章进行嘲讽；讽刺或挖苦。