This graph shows the kinds of activities done by old people in their spare time, covering a period from the 1980s to now in the United States. We can see that generally, the activities listed have been increasing in popularity amongst the elderly, with hiking increasing steadily throughout the years, and watching TV being the most popular overall.

In the 1980s, nearly all activities were growing in popularity. The only activity which was becoming less popular over these years was going to the theatre. Going to the theatre declined steeply from 50% to 30%.

This changed in the 1990s, and going to the theatre became more popular, whereas reading saw a dramatic drop in popularity. The number of people doing all other activities increased.

This century, hiking, reading, going to the theatre and surfing the Internet have all been increasing in popularity. However, watching TV has been decreasing in popularity. Despite this, watching TV is still the second most popular activity nowadays amongst this group. Most elderly people are hiking nowadays in their spare time.

这张图显示了美国老年人在业余时间所做的活动种类，涵盖了从20世纪80年代到现在的一段时间。我们可以看到，一般来说，所列举的活动在老年人中越来越受欢迎，其中远足在这些年里稳步增长，而看电视则是总体上最受欢迎的活动。

在八十年代，几乎所有活动都越来越受欢迎。在这些年里，唯一不那么受欢迎的活动是看戏。去剧院的比例从50%急剧下降到30%。

这种情况在20世纪90年代发生了变化，看戏变得更加受欢迎，而阅读的受欢迎程度则急剧下降。做其他所有活动的人都增加了。

本世纪以来，远足、阅读、看戏和上网都越来越受欢迎。然而，看电视的受欢迎程度却在下降。尽管如此，看电视仍是现时这羣人的第二大活动。现时大部分长者在空余时间都会远足。