世界上所有的雄偉的山脈 都是像這樣在板塊碰撞時形成的
crumpling the surface of the Earth.
地球表面是皺皺巴巴的
The European Alps,
歐洲的阿爾卑斯山脈
the South American Andes,
南美的安第斯山脈
The Himalayas of central Asia.
以及中亞的喜馬拉雅山脈
They are all relatively young,born out of recent collisions between plates.
他們相對來說比較年輕 是在最近的板塊碰撞中形成的
Sometimes, you can actually see their growing pains.
有時候你能親眼看到山脈的發(fā)展情況
Earthquakes are a horrific force of destruction.
地震具有讓人毛骨悚然的破壞力
Entire cities can be wiped out, at terrible human cost.
整個城市會在瞬間被摧毀 人員損失慘重
They happen with the Earth's plates push against each other and get stuck.
不同的板塊在對撞的時候卡住
Stress builds up until it's suddenly released.
應(yīng)力不斷積聚 直到它們突然釋放出來