2 a considerable increase/decrease occurred from...to... 在...到...有一个急剧上升

　　3 from...to...the rate of decrease slows down. 从...到...下降速率逐渐减慢...

　　4 from this year on, there was a gradual decline/reduction in the ..., reaching a figure of ...从这年开始，...逐渐下降至...

　　5 be similar to...与...相似

　　6 be the same as...与...相同

　　7 there are a lot similarities/differences between...and... ...和...之间有很多相似/不同

　　8 A has somthing in common with B A,B 有一些共同之处

　　9 the difference between A and B lies in...A/B之间的差别在于...

　　10 ...(year) witnessed/saw a sharp rise in... ...年..急剧上升