initial preliminaries 初步准备
skip the preliminaries 跳过序幕
preliminaries to the meeting 会议准备工作
A: Have we finished all the preliminaries for the wedding?
A：婚礼的所有准备工作都完成了吗？
B: Not yet, we still need to confirm the guest list.
B：还没有，我们还需要确认宾客名单。
1) 准备工作
2) 初步步骤
3) 序幕/开场活动
1. 准备工作，初步步骤
noun
1. actions or events that occur before the main part of something.
Synonym: preparations, introductory steps