41. there is an upward trend in the number of...

......數(shù)字呈上升趨勢(shì)。

42. a considerable increase/decrease occurred from...to...

......到......發(fā)生急劇上升。

43. from...to...the rate of decrease slow down.

從......到......，下降速率減慢。

44. from this year on，there was a gradual declinel reduction in the...,reaching a figure of...

從這年起，......逐漸下降至......

45. be similar to...

與......相似

46. be the same as...

與......相同

47. there are a lot similarities/differences between...and...

......與......之間有許多相似（不同）之處

48. a has something in common with b

a于b有共同之處。

49. the difference between a and b lies in...

a與b之間的差別在于...

50. ...(year)witnessed/saw a sharp rise in...

......年......急劇上升。