1.He says the agency has taken steps to improve the situation, but it is not getting better.
take step to 采取措施做某事
They took steps to prevent the spread of influenza.
他们采取措施阻止流感的传播 。
We took steps to ensure that rules should be faithfully carried.
我们采取了措施,以确保这些规章会不折不扣地得到贯彻 。
2.Doing right or wrong on cassava has a huge impact on the food security of the people in this region, has such a relevance in our daily lives that we tend to forget it because it appeared in a kind of technical discussion.
tend to 趋向;注意;易于;有…的倾向
Her style tends to elaboration.
她的文风倾向于雕琢 。
This policy tends to the improvement of economic results.
这一政策有助于提高经济效益 。