请允许我开场先讲几句套话。用英语怎么说？

请允许我开场先讲几句套话。

Could I begin with a few formalities?

could

aux. “can”的过去式，能够，打算，用于假设语气的条件句，用于虚拟语气的结论句；

例句
The regulations were relaxed and the prisoners could get out and about a bit.
规定有所放宽，犯人可以出去短暂放风。

begin

vt.& vi. 开始，着手，创始，创办；vi. （从…）开始，起始，起初是，开始讲话；

例句
The Social Democrats say they are ready after all to begin talks on joining a coalition government.
社会民主党人竟然说他们准备开始谈判加入联合政府了。

with

prep. 和，跟，随着，关于，和…一致；

例句
A waiter entered with a tray...
侍者端着托盘进来了。

few

adj. 很少的，很少，（与复数名词和复数动词连用）有些，几乎没有的；pron. 很少，有些（人、事物、地方），（与复数动词连用）少数人，不和…一般多；n. 很少数；

例句
I've known clients of mine go to absurd lengths, just to avoid paying me a few pounds...
我知道我的一些客户就为了少付我几英镑，可谓无所不用其极。

formalities

n. 拘泥形式( formality的名词复数 )，正式手续，例行公事，形式上的措施；

例句
...the formalities of divesting her of her coat.
为她脱去外衣的礼节