During the early years of his presidency, Reagan privately sought to open dialogue with the leaders of the U. S. S. R. but made no headway.
在其总统任期的初期，里根私底下曾试图开启与苏联领导人的对话，但没有任何进展。They may not even want to confront those weaknesses in private (though this motive is often less acknowledged).
他们甚至私底下都不愿承认自己的缺点（虽然经常难以认同其动机）。Vatican official, who was not authorized to speak on the record, said the man was being held for questioning by Vatican police.
一名梵蒂冈官员私底下透露说，这名男子正在接受梵蒂冈警方的询问。If he really wants to be useful to his party, France or Europe, then it should be in private.
如果他真的想为他所在的党派、法国或者欧洲发挥作用，那么应该在私底下去发挥。In private they functioned like a married couple, sharing a bed, meals, movie nights and vacations with the children.
在私底下，他们就像水中鸳鸯，同桌吃饭，同床谁觉，一起看夜场电影，一起和孩子们度假。But, beneath the surface, there is intense debate and a broad range of views about what China should do about its currency.
然而，在私底下，围绕中国在汇率问题上该如何去做，人们展开了激烈的辩论，意见纷纭。You know , what does Tony Blair get up to in private with his fashion guru ?
你知道，托尼·布莱尔私底下和他的时尚的老师做了什么？。Your boss; happens to be female, and occasionally you informally socialize with her outside of the workplace.
你的上司碰巧是一位女士，有时候你会在工作以外的场合同她有些私底下的交情。Pierre said he wanted to grieve for his children privately, rather than at the open service that was planned.
皮埃尔说他想私底下而不想在事先计划的公开仪式上悼念孩子。