原文标题：
Pleasant pastimes
Old at heart
Why Gen Z is taking up boomer hobbies
愉快的消遣
心态老成
为什么Z世代开始培养婴儿潮一代的爱好
Forget clubbing: it’s all about crochet now
告别夜店：现在都在钩针编织
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Some are taking up knitting or crochet. Others are growing flowers or going fishing. These days, such hobbies are no longer old-fashioned.
现在不少人迷上了织毛衣，还有人去养花钓鱼。如今，这些爱好早已不再老气。
For Gen Z has decided that the pastimes of pensioners are rather pleasing.
因为Z世代发现，老年人的消遣方式也格外惬意。
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According to Eventbrite, a global events marketplace, baking and bingo are on the rise.
据全球活动平台Eventbrite的数据显示，烘焙和宾果游戏热度攀升。
In Britain attendance at flower-arranging classes almost quadrupled between 2023 and 2025; in America there were two and a half times more puzzle competitions.
在英国，2023-2025年间，插花课程的参与人数几乎翻了两番；在美国，拼图比赛的数量增至2.5倍。
Even birding is a “hot girl hobby”; in Britain there are more than 450,000 Gen Z birdwatchers, soaring from around 60,000 in 2018, according to data from the Royal Society for the Protection of Birds.
观鸟也跻身“潮流女生爱好”之列。据英国皇家鸟类保护协会的数据显示，英国Z世代观鸟者已超45万人，较2018年的约6万人大幅飙升。
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“Grannycore”—as youngsters call the trend—is not limited to entertainment.
年轻人把这股风潮叫作“奶奶风”，且并不局限于娱乐活动。
Gen Zers respect their elders’ taste in homeware and fashion (think florals and cardigans).
Z世代很喜欢长辈们的家居和穿搭品味（比如碎花元素与针织开衫）。
Some are even holidaying like old fogeys: Gen Z and millennials are just as enthusiastic about cruises as retirees, according to the Cruise Lines International Association.
有些人连度假方式都在效仿老年人：据国际邮轮协会的数据显示，Z世代和千禧一代对邮轮旅行的热情丝毫不亚于退休人群。
On TikTok youngsters mock the idea that “cruises are for old people” and say they are “the most convenient way to travel”.
在TikTok上，年轻人纷纷反驳“邮轮是老年人专属”的观点，他们认为邮轮是“最便捷的旅行方式”。
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Why do the young seem so old at heart?
为什么年轻人的心态会如此老成？
Gen Z “really embraces nostalgia” and wants to experience things “they never got to experience”, says Rudi Greenberg, Eventbrite’s head of curation and trends.
活动平台Eventbrite的策划与潮流主管鲁迪·格林伯格说，Z世代“非常怀旧”，渴望体验“他们从未体验过”的事物。
Psychologists call such yearning “anemoia”: in an era of flashy screens and endless apps, youngsters look with rose-tinted glasses at such dull things as darning an old pair of socks.
心理学家将这种渴望称为“怀旧情结”：在满是花哨屏幕和各类APP的时代，年轻人反而对缝补旧袜子这类平淡小事，抱有一层美好的滤镜。
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Wholesome pursuits appeal to a generation keen to get off their phones and swap the headaches of hangovers for the clatter of knitting needles.
这些健康有益的消遣方式，吸引着这代年轻人，他们渴望放下手机、用织针的清脆声响取代宿醉的烦恼。
London Creative Gals, a social group, meets weekly to craft or embroider.
社交小组“伦敦创意女生”每周都会碰面，一起做手工或刺绣。
Martina Vintaloro, the founder, notes that 90% of attendees come alone to meet “like-minded girls”.
创始人玛蒂娜·文塔洛罗说，90%的参与者都是独自前来，希望结识“志同道合的女孩”。
On a recent mid-week evening they gathered to paint pottery, many sipping soft drinks not cocktails.
前不久一个周中晚上，她们聚在一起绘制陶器，多数人喝的是软饮而不是鸡尾酒。
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In such environments socialising can feel “slower, a little more grounded”, argues Mr Greenberg, perhaps reminiscent of “conversations with your Grandma”.
格林伯格先生认为，在这样的环境里，社交显得“更从容、也更接地气”，或许让人联想到“和奶奶聊天的感觉”。
The hobbies can also improve concentration and well-being: “Self-Care One Stitch at a Time”, a course run by psychologists, lauds the therapeutic benefits of knitting.
这些爱好还能提升专注力与幸福感：心理学家开设的课程《一针一线自我关怀》，就极力赞扬编织具有治愈身心的奇效。
As one fan of the old-timey trend recently put it: “Grandmas were onto something.”
最近有个迷上这波复古风的爱好者说：“奶奶们早就发现了其中的奥妙。”
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原文出自：2026年4月4日《TE》Culture版块
本文翻译整理: Irene 本文编辑校对: Irene 仅供个人英语学习交流使用。
【重点句子】（3个）
Gen Zers respect their elders’ taste in homeware and fashion (think florals and cardigans).
Z世代很喜欢长辈们的家居和穿搭品味（比如碎花元素与针织开衫）。
Psychologists call such yearning “anemoia”: in an era of flashy screens and endless apps, youngsters look with rose-tinted glasses at such dull things as darning an old pair of socks.
心理学家将这种渴望称为“怀旧情结”：在满是花哨屏幕和各类APP的时代，年轻人反而对缝补旧袜子这类平淡小事，抱有一层美好的滤镜。
Wholesome pursuits appeal to a generation keen to get off their phones and swap the headaches of hangovers for the clatter of knitting needles.
这些健康有益的消遣方式，吸引着这代年轻人，他们渴望放下手机、用织针的清脆声响取代宿醉的烦恼。
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