Questions about example sentences with, and the definition and usage of "Prevention"

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Prevention means ‘the action of stopping something from happening’

A: "Prevention is better than cure" would be more natural

This means that it is better to avoid the problem than to fix it.

For example, it's better if you don't break your arm at all, than it is to break it and get a cast.

Or, it's better to eat healthy than it is to try and fix the health problems from eating poorly

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A: The word “prevention” is a word to describe the actions I do to stop an event from completing.

Example #1: Prevention is important in stopping heart attacks from happening.

Example #2: More police officers have been stationed at the government building for the prevention of terrorist attacks.

A: Honestly, I don’t think we use the word prevention all that much as a noun! I mean, it’s a word, but we usually word our sentences so that it’s acting as a verb (prevent, preventing)

An example of using “prevention” would be:

“I’m very passionate about the prevention of poverty.”

But you’re more likely to hear someone say:

“I’m very passionate about preventing poverty.”

Prevention is a noun, so if you were to use it, you’d say something like “cancer prevention”, “prevention of deforestation”, etc.

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A: that's how you say it in English. it's correct.

A: × First, life is only one.
✓ First, we only have one life

× People should protect it even though people have to give their private information.
✓ People should protect it even if they have to give up their private information.

× For example, it is common to control the phone line when kidnap happens.
✓ For example, it is common to monitor the phone line when a kidnapping occurs.

× Police detects where the criminal is having a call when parent is talking with the criminal on the phone.
✓ The police is able to detect where the criminal is when a parent is talking with the criminal on the phone.

× There is no matter to prevent the action because the life is the most important thing.
✓ There is nothing else to consider when preventing action because life is the most important thing.

× The crime with using detections, which are able to listen to someone’s private talk, is increasing and they are invisible because the criminal always hide them that looks sometimes like a electric devices such as an outlet.
✓ The crime of using hidden microphones, which are able to listen to someone’s private conversations, is increasingly prevalent and hard to detect because the criminal would disguise them as electric devices such as an outlet.

× If we make a strong rule about the crime, the number of crime will decrease and our life will become more safe.
✓ If we make a strict rule on the crime, the number of crime will decrease and our life will become more safe.

A: × For the prevention of COVID-19, do not open the window by yourself.
✓ To prevent the spreading of COVID-19, do not open the window.

× I will open it for you.
✓ Please ask for assistance.

不自然的原因是 书面语和口语夹杂，prevention很书面语，I will open it for you却很口语化。这里改成在这种情况下常用的警告标识用语。

A: I agree that prevention is better than cure. Cure is always more expensive than prevention. If you catch a cold, you go to see a doctor, you pay for treatment, but to wash your hands and gargle are free of charge.

I agree that preventing a disease is better than treating it. Treatment is always more expensive than prevention. If you catch a cold, you have to go to a doctor and pay for treatment, but washing your hands and gargling are free.

文化のことですけど、アメリカでは手を洗うときにうがいをする風習がないので、日本のことがあまりわからない外国人だとうがいが入ると混乱する可能性があります。

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A: It's very close to natural! Only the first sentence needs to be fixed a little. "Once I become sick, I feel bad"