他在八十年代末期长大。

He grew up during ___the ___tail ___end ___of the eighties.

我们在仪式接近尾声时赶到，刚好赶上最后的演讲。

We arrived at ___the ___tail ___end ___of the ceremony, just in time for the final speech.

尽管开始得晚，她还是在项目的最后阶段做出了贡献，帮助完成了报告。

Despite starting late, she managed to contribute during ___the ___tail ___end ___of the project, helping to finalize the report.