1999年5月6日，紐約齊格菲劇院門口排隊的影迷。他們希望成為第一批觀看《星戰(zhàn)前傳1——幽靈的威脅》的觀眾，該片定于1999年5月19日上線。

最近，道瓊斯工業(yè)平均指數(shù)在歷史上首次接近20,000點大關(guān)，這是非常值得關(guān)注的一個里程碑。道指首次突破10,000點關(guān)口是在1999年3月29日，當(dāng)時的世界與現(xiàn)在相比完全是另一番模樣。（在此之后，道指曾經(jīng)多次跌破又重返10,000點大關(guān)，最近一次是在2009年的金融危機爆發(fā)后。）這一年iPhone還沒有被發(fā)明出來，特朗普正在與第二個老婆鬧離婚，聽CD還是一件很潮的事兒。也許很多人感受不到道指突破2萬點的重大意義，不過如果回顧一下當(dāng)年道指首次突破1萬點時，我們那時在看什么電影、聽什么音樂、用什么手機，你就能明白道指究竟花了多久才走完了從1萬點到2萬點的征途，以及它還需要多少年才能到達(dá)3萬點。

體育

Fans line up at the Ziegfeld Theatre in New York 06 May 1999 to be the first to see the movie, "Star Wars: Episode 1- The Phantom Menace" that is scheduled to open 19 May 1999.

The Dow Jones industrial average is inching closer to 20,000 for the very first time in its history. It's a noteworthy milestone. The first time it hit 10,000, on Mar. 29, 1999, the world was a very different place. (It crossed a number of times after, including, the last time, in 2009 after the financial crisis.) iPhones did not exist yet. Donald Trump was in the midst of divorcing his second wife Marla Maples. Listening to CDs was not, yet, ironic. Dow points can start to feel meaningless. But the full rundown of what we were watching, the songs we were singing, and the phones we were using when the Dow cracked five-digits for the first time, gives you a good sense of how long it has taken the Dow to trek the last 10,000 points, and how long it could take to do the next 10K.

Sports

1998年NBA全明星賽上的邁克爾·喬丹。

1999年，邁克爾·喬丹第二次宣布告別籃壇，此時距離他第一次退役已隔7年。而這一年他還不滿36歲。

1999年1月，丹佛野馬隊在第33屆超級碗決賽中擊敗了亞特蘭大獵鷹隊，這也是丹佛野馬隊連續(xù)第二年捧得超級碗。邁阿密決賽的中場表演中還出現(xiàn)了格洛里亞·埃斯特芬、史提夫·汪達(dá)和知名樂隊Big Bad Voodoo Daddy等演藝明星。

同年，紐約揚基隊的傳奇棒球明星狄馬喬剛剛因肺癌謝世。

音樂

Michael Jordan during the 1998 NBA All-Star Game.

Michael Jordan announced he was retiring from basketball for the second time, seven years after his first retirement. He was just shy of 36.

In January, the Denver Broncos defeated the Atlanta Falcons in Super Bowl XXXIII. This was the Broncos' second consecutive Super Bowl win. The Miami game featured Gloria Estefan, Stevie Wonder, and Big Bad Voodoo Daddy for the halftime show.

The world had just lost Yankee baseball legend Joe Dimaggio to lung cancer.

Music

1999年的“后街男孩”。

在1999年的所有體育明星和音樂人中，“后街男孩”6000萬美元的收入是最高的。

1999年最熱門的三首單曲，分別是小甜甜布蘭妮·斯皮爾斯的《Baby One More Time》、瑞奇·馬丁的《Livin La Vida Loca》，以及桑塔納和羅伯·托馬斯的大熱歌曲《Smooth》。

電視劇

The Backstreet Boys in 1999.

Of all the athletes and musicians popular in 1999, the Backstreet Boys were the highest paid at $60 million.

Three of the most popular songs of 1999 were Britney Spears' ...Baby One More Time and Ricky Martin's Livin La Vida Loca. And let's not forget about Smooth, the hit from Santana and Rob Thomas.

Television

NBC電視臺熱播電視劇《怪胎與書呆》的主演。左起：西斯·羅根、杰森·希格爾、琳達(dá)·卡德里尼、詹姆斯·弗蘭科。

在高清頻道還得等上好幾年才能出現(xiàn)的日子里，被無數(shù)美劇迷奉為經(jīng)典的《怪胎與書呆》（Freaks and Geeks）第一季正式播出了。雖然這部劇只播到2000年就結(jié)束了，但它的熱度直至今日仍然不減——當(dāng)然，這主要是視頻網(wǎng)站Netflix的功勞。

阿倫·索爾金的電視劇《西部世界》也于1999年播出了第一季，此后又相繼推出7季，并兩次榮獲金球獎。

電影

From left: Seth Rogen, Jason Segel, Linda Cardellini, and James Franco from 'Freaks and Geeks' NBC

Way before the days of high definition channels, the now-cult classic Freaks and Geeks was first being released. It was only on the air until 2000, but remains popular to this day, thanks to Netflix.

Aaron Sorkin's drama The West Wing was in its first season in 1999. It went on to run for seven seasons and win two Golden Globes.

Movies

1999年10月23日，加州好萊塢埃爾卡皮坦劇院，演員蒂姆·艾倫、巴斯光年、湯姆·漢克斯和伍迪共同參加《玩具總動員2》的主題納斯卡賽車揭幕式活動。

1999年的“票房三巨頭”分別是《星戰(zhàn)前傳1》、《靈異第六感》和《玩具總動員2》。

這一年，史蒂芬·斯皮爾伯格憑借電影《拯救大兵瑞恩》奪得了奧斯卡最佳導(dǎo)演獎。此片的主演是湯姆·漢克斯和當(dāng)時年僅28歲的馬特·達(dá)蒙。

《莎翁情史》則奪得了奧斯卡最佳影片獎。

明星

Actor Tim Allen, Buzz Lightyear, actor Tom Hanks and Woody attend the "Toy Story 2" Themed NASCAR Racing Cars Unveiling on October 23, 1999 at the El Capitan Theatre in Hollywood, California.

The top three grossing movies of 1999 were Star Wars: Episode I, The Sixth Sense, and Toy Story 2.

Steven Spielberg won the Oscar for best director for the film Saving Private Ryan, starring Tom Hanks and a 28-year-old Matt Damon.

Shakespeare in Love took home the trophy for best picture.

Celebrities

2000年的蕾妮·齊薇格和金·凱瑞。

演員金·凱瑞和蕾妮·齊薇格于1999年宣布訂婚，但這對璧人次年便宣告分手。

這一年，網(wǎng)球明星阿加西和女演員波姬小絲僅僅持續(xù)兩年的婚姻也走到了盡頭。但情場失意的阿加斯在球場上卻甚是意氣風(fēng)發(fā)，接連贏得了法國公開賽和美國公開賽的冠軍。

科技

Renee Zellweger and Jim Carrey in 2000.

Actors Jim Carrey and Renee Zellweger were engaged in 1999, but called it quits the following year.

Tennis star Andre Agassi and actress Brooke Shields ended their two-year marriage the same year. But 1999 wasn't all bad for Agassi, won both the French Open and U.S. Open that year.

Tech

諾基亞3210手機。

1999年最熱門的手機之一便是這款后來爛大街的諾基亞3210了，它搭載的一款經(jīng)典游戲更是陪伴人們度過了無數(shù)個漫漫長夜——《貪吃蛇》。

1999年，史蒂夫·喬布斯展示了一項驚人的筆記本電腦技術(shù)——它就是日后人們生活中不可或缺的Wi-Fi。為了向廣大觀眾證明電腦真的不需要網(wǎng)線也能上網(wǎng)，他用一撂呼啦圈將一臺筆記本電腦圍得嚴(yán)嚴(yán)實實。觀眾們都被震驚了。（財富中文網(wǎng)）

譯者：樸成奎

The Nokia 3210 cell phone.

One of the most popular cell phones in 1999 was the Nokia 3210, which featured the beloved game Snake.

Steve Jobs demonstrated an amazing new laptop technology, Wi-Fi, in 1999. To show an onlooking crowd that wires were really not necessary, he looped a hula hoop around the laptop. The crowd was thrilled.