核心畫面

Picture the last part of a race track. The bends are behind you, the track runs straight, and the finish line is in plain sight. You are not finished, but from here you can see the end — and that is exactly where people push hardest. Both uses of home stretch can be thought of as standing on that straight piece of track.

可以想成賽道上最後那一段直線。彎都轉完了,路變直,終點就在眼前。還沒到,但已經看得見。也因為看得見,大家會在這裡拼最更多收起可以想成賽道上最後那一段直線。彎都轉完了,路變直,終點就在眼前。還沒到,但已經看得見。也因為看得見,大家會在這裡拼最後一口氣。home stretch 的兩個用法,都可以想成站在那段直線上往終點看:一個是真的跑道,一個是把跑道搬到時間上。

Two branches

真的在跑道上的那段直線

這一族就是畫面本身:看得到的那段柏油或跑道。

noun · B2

The last straight part of a race track, between the final turn and the finish line.

最後直道

任何長事情的最後一段

把跑道那段直線整個搬到時間上:不是路剩一段,而是事情剩一段。

noun · B2

The last part of a long activity, journey, or piece of work, when the end is close and only a little is left to do.

最後階段