十年大事回顾--2004年

总统候选人Howard Dean在竞选演讲时的不雅言行受到质疑。
Presidential candidate Howard Dean's concession speech of the Iowa Democratic Caucus ends with a lively but controversial scream.

美国歌星Janet Jackson和Justin Timberlake在表演时行为失当。
A Super Bowl, super snafu. Janet Jackson and Justin Timberlake's performance includes a wardrobe Malfunction.

2004年，一位哈佛大学的学生创办了著名社交网站Facebook。
Facebook is founded in Cambridge, Massachusetts.

西班牙首都马德里遭到恐怖袭击，200人遇难。
"Madrid has been a victim of......"
Spain is rocked by terrorist attack, killing more than 200.

Abu Ghraib监狱虐囚丑闻曝光，震惊世界。
"There will be a full investigation"
Abu Ghraib. Outrage around the world over graphic photoes of American soldiers abusing Iraqi prisoners.

美国前总统里根病逝，享年93岁，美国为其进行了六天的国葬仪式。
"Mr. Gorbachev tear down this wall."
President Ronald Reagan dies at age 93, the six-day state funeral follows.

美国"灵乐之父"雷·查尔斯去世，享年73岁。
Influential and innovative singer and pianist Ray Charles dies at 73.

民主党全国大会在波士顿召开，John Kerry获得提名总统候选人。未来的美国总统Barack Obama在会上进行主旨发言。
Democratic National Convention in Boston, Mass. John Kerry gets the nomination. Future president Barack Obama delivers the key-noted address.
"Hope in the phase of difficulty......"

奥林匹克发源地雅典主办2004年夏季奥运会。
Let the games begin. After more than a hundred year absence, Greece holds the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens.

Google公司在纳斯达克挂牌上市，发行价85美元。
Google millionaires. The search engine goes public at $85 a share.

热门美剧《迷失》横空出世。
Oceanic flight 815 crashes in the South pacific on the first episode of the hit TV series Lost.

贝比鲁斯魔咒被打破，波士顿红袜队自1919年以来首次获得美国职业棒球联盟冠军。
The curse of the Bambino is broken. The Boston Red Sox win the World Series for the first time since 1919.
（注：贝比鲁斯魔咒是指美国职棒球员贝比·鲁斯因1920年被红袜队卖给洋基队，因此诅咒红袜队永远无法再拿世界大赛冠军的事件。红袜队自1920年后，再也没有拿到世界大赛的冠军，一直到2004年才再度夺魁。）

美国总统布什连任成功，打败竞争对手John Kerry。
President George W. Bush is re-elected, defeating challenger John Kerry.

海啸袭击东南亚各国，共有23万人遇难。
Disaster strikes Southeast Asia. Tsunami waves crashe into the coastal areas, killing an estimated 230,000 people in 11 countries.