In the areas where one plate is beneath another, stress builds up over time.

在一个板块位于另一个板块下时，压力会随着时间的推移而聚积。

A. Earthquakes are caused by stresses building up in faults within Earth's crust.

地震是由地壳内部断层积累的应力引发的。

You have people, you know, coming late from work, trying to get gas, and stress builds up.

你知道，有人下班迟到，想加油，压力越来越大。

As stress builds up in the crust right before an earthquake, microfractures allow these gases to escape to the surface.

地震前，随着压力在地壳中变大，这些气体可以通过微小的裂缝溢出地表。