eg. At first, I could speak only a little English. 起初我只会讲一点儿英语。 2/ so that意为“目的是…、为了…”，用于引导目的状语从句，后句中常常
使用may或can。
eg. We got up early in the morning so that we could see the sunrise. 早上我们起床很早，为的是能看到日出。
4. In 1946 the National Basketball Association(NBA) came into being.
come into being 形成、产生
5. …and stop the other team from doing so.
stop…from doing 意为“阻止…做某事”
eg. The bad weather stopped us from playing basketball.
6. But you must follow the rules.
follow the rules = obey the rules 遵守规则（章）
7. But it is more important for you and other players to play as a team. 2
A large number of people enjoyed basketball.
a number of 许多、大量的，用于可数名词复数格式前
eg. There always are a number of people dancing in the center of the square.
Section D
1a
…and they turned most of their main players into famous persons.
turn…into… 变…成
eg. You have to stop and have a rest, ir you may turn into a machine. 你得停下来歇一歇了，不然会变成一台机器的。
Topic 3 The school sports meet is coming.
Section A
1a
1. I’ll be in the long jump and the high jump.
be in = join in / take part in 参加（活动）
more important是important的比较级形式，意为“更重要的”
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仁爱版八年级上册英语复习：各单元话题知识点精编
