▍原文 Angelina Nikolau, thirty-three, and Ivan Kuznetsov, thirty-two, were criminally charged in connection with scaling the New York City skyscraper. Both pleaded not guilty. The couple climbed to the top of the Empire State Building and then displayed a flag on the antenna reading: “When the power of love beats the love of power, the world knows peace.” Kuznetsov told police the stunt was meant to “do something special for his engagement.” ▍語言點 1. be criminally charged 被提起刑事指控 ·charge v. 指控 ·criminally adv. 刑事層面 2. in connection with something 與……有關，涉嫌…… 3. scale /skeɪl/ v. 爬，攀登 ·近義詞辨析：scale vs. climb scale比climb更有那種“艱難攀登高難度地形、建築”的畫面感。 ·scale the cliff 攀登絕壁 ·scale a wall 爬牆 4. plead not guilty 辯稱無罪，拒不認罪 ·plead v. （法律的語境下）申辯 ·guilty adj. 有罪的 5. display /dɪˈspleɪ/ v. 展示，展出 6. antenna /ænˈtenə/ n.（大樓、設備的）天線，天線塔 7. stunt /stʌnt/ ...