Vandals spray painted "#MeToo" on the Unconditional Surrender statue in Sarasota, Florida, on Feb. 19, 2019. [Photo: Sarasota Police Department]

Police in Florida want to know who spray-painted "#MeToo" on the leg(腿 tuǐ) of a statue(雕像 diāoxiàng) depicting a sailor and a dental assistant kissing(亲吻 qīnwěn) at the end of World War II.

Sarasota police said in a news release that officers found the phrase painted in red on the left leg of the woman in the "Unconditional Surrender" statue in Sarasota early Tuesday. The paint covered the length of the nurse's leg.

Police said officers didn't find any spray paint bottles in the area. No other objects were defaced.

Authorities estimate(估计 gūjì) the damage(损失 sǔnshī) to the statue at more than $1,000. They say the incident occurred sometime Monday afternoon or evening.

George Medonsa, the sailor who kissed dental assistant Greta Zimmer Friedman, died Sunday at 95.

重点词汇 Key word:

吻

• <动词 v.> kiss
  E.g. Wǒmen yǒngbào qīnwěn.
  我们拥抱亲吻。
  We hugged and kissed.

• <名词 n.> lip
  E.g. Yǒu rén pāi dào le tāmen zài zhàntái jiēwěn de zhàopiàn.
  有人拍到了他们在站台接吻的照片。
  They were photographed kissing on the platform.