试题题干
Translate the following sentence into Chinese.
It was an attempt to popularize baseball to the highest degree. The legend states that Abner Doubleday at Cooperstown invented baseball in 1839.
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试题解析
考点：an attempt to 一次···的尝试；the highest degree最高程度；legend传说； invent发明。
句子结构：第一句中It为形式主语，真正的主语为动词不定式。第二句主干为The legend states，that引导宾语从句解释states的内容。