1. How do we prevent these continual breakdowns?
    我们如何防止这些一再出现的故障?

2. He also asked him to work out a better rule for leap years to prevent the piling up of error in future.
    他还叫他为闰年制定出一个更好的规则，以防止将来误差的累积。

3. However, even if prediction becomes possible, people who live in areas where earthquakes are a common occurrence will still have to do their best to prevent disasters by building structures that are resistant to ground movement and by being personall
    然而，即使可以预测，居住在地震频发区的人们还是应尽力预防灾难，办法是建造能够抵抗地表运动的房屋，同时做好个人准备。

4. Also, to prevent property damage, architects now design buildings so that the building's columns and horizontal beams are of equal strength, and vertical support columns are inserted deep into solid soil.
    同样，为了预防财产损失，建筑师如今设计楼房时会使房屋的支柱和横梁力度相等，而垂直支柱则深深插入坚实的地基中。

5. And how could you prevent someone from taking a sample of your hair and making a clone of you?
    而且，你怎样防止别人从你的头发里取得样本来克隆一个你呢？

6. You must be cautious, however. These mechanisms can really hurt you because they prevent you from making necessary adjustments to the new culture.
    但是你必须谨慎，这些办法可能会真的使你受到伤害，因为它们会阻碍你对新的文化作出必要的调整。

7. Soundproof walls would prevent people from disturbing each other by having loud parties or playing musical instruments.
    隔音墙可使人们在喧闹地聚会或演奏乐器时避免相互干扰。

8. Since most people do not feel comfortable when they think they are being judged, this leaning-back position serves to prevent the speaker from continuing.
    由于大多数人想到自己正受到他人评判会感到不舒服，因此这种身体后倾的姿势容易阻止说话者继续说下去。

9. She has refused an operation that would delay, but not prevent, her death from cancer.
    她拒绝做手术，这手术可以推迟死亡的到来，但不能避免她死于癌症。

10. People would also like to be able to prevent the great destruction of property caused by earthquakes.
    人们还希望能够预防地震造成的重大财产损失。