A：I was thinking of starting my own business.
      我正在考虑开始自己创业。

B：What kind?
      哪一类的？

A：I know you wanted me to take over your restaurant business, but to be honest, I can’t stand working in the food industry.
      我知道你想让我接手你的餐厅，但是说实话，我受不了干食品业这行。

B：Don’t worry, I knew that about you a long time ago.
      别担心，你这一点我很早以前就知道了。

preliminary的近义词

A：I thought maybe you and dad could loan me some money to open a skate boarding shop.
      我想你和爸爸也许能借我点钱让我开一个滑板商店。

B：That’s possible. Do you have a business plan?
      那也有可能，你有创业计划吗？

A：Not in writing, but I’ve thought of all the preliminary details.
      还没有落实到文字，但是我已经想过所有准备阶段的细节。

B：So what would you sell?
      那你打算卖什么呢？

preliminary的反义词

A：We’d sell skateboards, clothing, shoes, and accessories.
      我想卖滑板、衣服、鞋和一些装饰。

B：What would make your shop different from the others’?
      你打算怎样使你的店区别于其他人的呢？

A：I thought we could make our own T-shirts.
      我们可以制作我们自己的T 恤。

B：It sounds OK to me, but you’ll have to talk to your father about this, too.
      听起来还可以，但你还得和你爸爸也谈谈这件事情。

1. 预备的；初步的
    Preliminary activities or discussions take place at the beginning of an event, often as a form of preparation.

    e.g. Preliminary results show the Republican party with 11 percent of the vote...
           初步结果显示共和党获得了11%的选票。
    e.g. Preliminary talks on the future of the bases began yesterday.
           昨天开始了关于基地未来的初步讨论。

2. 准备工作；初步行动
    A preliminary is something that you do at the beginning of an activity, often as a form of preparation.

    e.g. It had taken about ten minutes to cover the preliminaries...
           准备工作大概花了10分钟。
    e.g. A background check is normally a preliminary to a presidential appointment.
           总统任命前通常要进行背景审查的准备工作。

3. 预赛；初赛；初试
    A preliminary is the first part of a competition to see who will go on to the main competition.

preliminary是什么意思

    e.g. The winner of each preliminary goes through to the final.
           每场初赛的获胜者进入决赛。