他在八十年代末期长大。

He grew up in ___the ___tail ___end ___of the eighties.

奥利维亚和叙述者的故事都展示了印度在历史关键时期：在英属印度统治的尾声和一个现代独立国家的初始阶段。

Both Olivia's and the narrator's stories show India at crucial times of its history: at ___the ___tail ___end ___of the "Raj" and at the initial stage of a modern and independent country.

我们只赶上了音乐会的尾声。

We only caught ___the ___tail ___end ___of the concert.