He arrived in the middle of a heated argument over Jeff Hall's tactics in racing Skeeter, and immediately was called upon for his private, personal opinion of Sunday's race. Bud's private, personal opinion being exceedingly private and personal, he threw out a skirmish line of banter.英文原著 · 《Cow-Country》
It is true that the uses were in some sense public, that is, for the general benefit, and not for the mere benefit of the corporators; but this did not make the corporation a public corporation. It was a private institution for general charity. It was not distinguishable in principle from a private donation, vested in private trustees, for a public charity, or for a particular purpose of beneficence. And the State itself, if it had bestowed funds upon a charity of the same nature, could not resume those funds."]英文原著 · 《Democracy In America-1》
Some mistake, possibly. Or some quite trifling private affair. But I'm sorry those fellows couldn't come with us. Shall we take one of these green omnibuses? There is a restaurant in Sloane Square."
"I sometimes think you play the fool to frighten us," I said irritably. "How can we leave that woman locked up? How can it be a mere private affair? How can crime and kidnapping and murder, for all I know, be private affairs?英文原著 · 《The Club of Queer Trades》
Besides, I have already intimated to you my determination respecting Trianon. I hold no court there, I live like a private person, and M. Campan shall be always employed to execute orders relative to the private fetes I choose to give there." This not putting a stop to the Duke's remonstrances, the King was obliged to interfere. The Duke continued obstinate, and insisted that he was entitled to manage the private amusements as much as those which were public. It became absolutely necessary to end the argument in a positive manner.英文原著 · 《The Memoirs of Marie Antoinette》
But Archbishop Whitgift convinced him that much preaching was "an innovation and dangerous," since it is quite impossible to control a man's mouth once it is given a public chance. Under Charles I. the sermon was mighty in the service of the Puritans until it was suppressed or restricted. Then men became lecturers and expounded the Bible or taught religious truth in public or private. Rich men engaged private chaplains since public meetings could not be held. Somehow they taught the Bible still. Archbishop Laud forbade both. Yet the leaven worked the more for its restriction.英文原著 · 《A Study of Bible》
Stryver?' asked Mr. Lorry, in his business character. `Why, no, thank you; this is a private visit to yourself, Mr. Lorry; I have come for a private word.'
`Oh indeed!' said Mr. Lorry, bending down his ear, while his eye strayed to the House afar off. `I am going,' said Mr. Stryver, leaning his arms confidentially on the desk: whereupon, although it was a large double one, there appeared to be not half desk enough for him: `I am going to make an offer of myself in marriage to your agreeable little friend, Miss Manette, Mr. Lorry.'
Oh dear me!' cried Mr.英文原著 · 《A TALE OF TWO CITIES》
We have a semi-private labor room waiting-- Oh, whoa! I'm sorry. Semi-private? We asked for a private room.美剧 · 《Friends》
Is there a more private area we could discuss my private area?美剧 · 《2 Broke Girls》
Believe me, I was excited that we were getting into Private Equitatus, but badly built robots-- Private equity, Spyros.美剧 · 《Billions》
Don't bite Taylor or Brandon or Sue because people aren't food. People aren't food Your friends will run away if they're scared of being chewed and as a side note, private parts are private Well...problem solved.美剧 · 《Modern Family》
They get a bank check and with that bank check they can have that surgery in the private sector. they get a bank check and with that bank check they can have that surgery in the private sector.演讲 · 《The right to understand ~ Sandra Fisher-Martins》