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Franchises don't lend themselves to startling innovation. Or even freshness. They feed off their own formulas.
Frozen II — the sequel to one of Disney's most successful excursions into animated musicals, bowdlerized fairy tales and Broadway spinoffs — is everything that the hardcore fan will want.
It will delight many. It won't surprise any.

franchise n. 特許經營
lend oneself to: 參與（take part in）
• Don't lend yourself to such violence．
不要參與這種暴力（的行為）。
• I've lent myself to a new TV show as a writing consultant.
我作為寫作顧問，參與了一個新電視節目。
startling adj. 令人震驚的，令人驚訝的（surprising）
• a surprising startling announcement: 一個令人吃驚的消息或聲明
innovation n. 創新
freshness n. 新鮮，新意
• fresh adj. 新鮮的
feed off: 以……為食，以……為生
• Butterflies feed off flowers.
蝴蝶以園林中草木的花為食。
formula n. 方程式；本節引申為敘述程式
sequel n. 續集
excursions into: 涉足，涉獵
• excursion n. 嘗試；涉獵
bowdlerize vt. 刪改
spinoff n. 衍生品
hardcore n. 核心
• hardcore fans: 鐵粉
delight sb. 使某人開心（ make sb happy）


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