暖场

A win in Tampa could put him on the undercard the next time Pedro fights.

在坦帕的胜利会让他参加下次彼得比赛的暖场赛。

This guest or group of guests is meant to 1) make it seem like the party has already begun and good times are to be had, and 2) make it less awkward in case someone you don't know particularly well arrives before everyone else.

安排这一类暖场宾客主要是为了：让后来的宾客感觉聚会已经开始，欢乐时光正在继续；如果有主人不太熟悉的宾客提前到了，也能帮着调节气氛。

Most of the time, the joke consists a weak attempt at situational humor ( like why are these meetings always on Monday?)

大部分情况下，暖场笑话只是对即兴幽默的一种微弱尝试（比如为什么这种会议总在礼拜一呢？）

I have no idea how the warm-up joke became part of conventional business wisdom.

我不知道为什么暖场笑话成为了传统商业智慧的一部分。

I need a cold open-that's the problem.

我需要一个暖场节目，那才是问题。

The dinner will follow a larger event of about 250 guests at the Studio Museum, also in Harlem.

这次晚宴之前有一个更大一些的暖场活动，这个活动在哈莱姆区的Studio博物馆举行，届时约有250名宾客参加。

There is little doubt that the new Apple Watch stole the show during the company's big event on September 9, but it was the introduction of Apple Pay, its contact-less mobile payment system, that was the most intriguing.

在苹果公司（Apple）9月9日举行的发布会上，新产品Apple Watch无疑抢尽了风头，但与Apple Pay相比，它只能算是个暖场，苹果的无接触式移动支付系统才是最迷人的新东西。

Warm them up before the meeting.

会议前先暖场。

You are just in need of like a super cool warmup

你只是需要一个酷炫的暖场舞

The launch of the work was briefly disrupted by a protestor who climbed on to the plinth carrying a banner saying "Save the children. Ban tobacco and actors smoking."

一位示威者暂时打断了展示的启动仪式，他爬上基座，高举横幅，上面写着“救救孩子！禁止烟草贸易！禁止演员吸烟！”。戈姆利向他欢呼，打趣地说示威者在做“暖场演出。”

A buffer guest is a close friend that you invite to a party ten or 15 minutes before the rest of the guests are scheduled to arrive.

Buffer guest指关系较近、聚会时要求比其他宾客提前10到15分钟到场的朋友。我们可称之为“暖场宾客”。

OpenTable showed that not only were the markets safe for a growing, profitable Internet company, but its surging stock price since then helped warm the waters for others like LinkedIn and zillow to jump in.

OpenTable的IPO不仅展现了对于一家成长的盈利互联网公司，市场是安全的，而且该股上市后的大飙也有暖场效应，有助于LinkedIn、Zillow等其他公司跟进。

Do not tell a warm-up joke.

不要说暖场笑话。

Hey! Thanks for warming them up, Walt. All right. Ow!

谢谢帮我暖场沃尔特