The Empire State Building was new in 1933 and, like all early skyscrapers, it served as a ladder up which man clambered into heaven; the spire commandeered by Kong was designed as a mooring post for Zeppelins.

• 1933年帝国大厦还是全新的，而且像所有的摩天大楼一样，作为人们攀爬上天堂的天梯；金刚紧握的尖端还是设计来系住齐柏林飞船的。