curtain raiser造句

For Americans pearl Harbor was the curtain raiser for World War II.

Only on Thursday, Germany coach Jurgen Klinsmann ruled his captain out of the World Cup curtain raiser - with the key midfielder struggling with a calf complaint.

The stadium at the Jiangwan Sports Centre in Yangpu District has a capacity of up to 30, 000 spectators and it's hoped two local university teams will participate in a curtain raiser to the match.