All the great mountain ranges is formed in thisway,as the planet's inner heat forced thecontinental plates to collide,

世界上所有的雄伟的山脉 都是像这样在板块碰撞时形成的

crumpling the surface of the Earth.

地球表面是皱皱巴巴的

The European Alps,

欧洲的阿尔卑斯山脉

the South American Andes,

南美的安第斯山脉

The Himalayas of central Asia.

以及中亚的喜马拉雅山脉

They are all relatively young,born out of recent collisions between plates.

他们相对来说比较年轻 是在最近的板块碰撞中形成的

Sometimes, you can actually see their growing pains.

有时候你能亲眼看到山脉的发展情况

Earthquakes are a horrific force of destruction.

地震具有让人毛骨悚然的破坏力

Entire cities can be wiped out, at terrible human cost.

整个城市会在瞬间被摧毁 人员损失惨重

They happen with the Earth's plates push against each other and get stuck.

不同的板块在对撞的时候卡住

Stress builds up until it's suddenly released.

应力不断积聚 直到它们突然释放出来