Superhero flicks are unavoidably formulaic. The heroes are difficult to kill not because of their superpowers, but because they serve a higher power, an industrial blockbuster economy. The superstars each get their screen time, in a loose correlation to their importance to fans. Their defeats are ephemeral, even when they die (or appear to). They are part of the ineluctable journey to a climactic battle, which in turn points the way towards more films.
超級英雄類的大片不可避免地陷入公式化。英雄們的命都特別硬，不是因?yàn)樗麄冇谐芰?，而是因?yàn)樗麄冊跒橐粋€(gè)更加強(qiáng)大的勢力服務(wù)--大片產(chǎn)業(yè)經(jīng)濟(jì)。超級英雄們銀幕露臉，也不是完全因?yàn)樗麄冊谟懊孕闹械牡匚弧Ｋ麄兊拇鞌?，哪怕是死，（或看起來要死），都一帶而過。這樣的敗局，是最終高潮打斗情節(jié)不可或缺的一部分，而最終的高潮，又為今后更多的電影開辟了道路。
flick: 電影，影片
unavoidably: 不可避免的
formulaic：公式化的；充滿俗套話的；沒有獨(dú)創(chuàng)的
blockbuster：大片
correlation: 關(guān)聯(lián)
ephemeral: 短暫的；朝生暮死的
ineluctable: 不可避免的
climactic: 高潮的，形成高潮的
This article appeared in the Books and arts section of the print edition under the headline "Die another day"
（理解和翻譯水平有限，請朋友們多多指教）
