试题题干
Translate the following sentence into Chinese.
With improved balls, bats, and gloves the sport took off and the dead ball era came to a close. The live ball era increased the role of the audience.
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试题解析
考点：the dead ball era死球时代；the role of the audience观众的角色。
句子结构：第一句中With···为原因状语，主句为the sport took off and the dead ball era came to a close。第二句为一个简单句。