1. If represented graphically, the curve for all these changes looks rather like that well-known hockey stick: with little change over millennia and a dramatic upswing over the past decades. 如果用图表进行展示的话，这些变化呈现出来的曲线很像大家熟悉的曲棍球杆：以往数千年都没什么变化，而在过去的几十年内却突飞猛涨。
2. It seems like they're on the upswing. 它似乎正处于上升时期。
3. Burglaries in our town have been on the upswing. 我们小城里的入室盗窃案一直在上升。
4. But none of this adds up to a sustainable upswing. 但这些都不意味着持续上升。
5. The upswing in demand for wet nurses is raising moral questions. 奶妈需求激增也引发了道德方面的问题。
