He said he was hopeful that the convention would offer its constitution to the people for their approval or rejection.

VOA: special.2009.05.21

By moral judgment I mean not empathetic feelings, not feelings of caring and love or approval and disapproval, so they're not feelings of caring and love and empathy, but notions like something is good or bad, something--like something is fair or unfair.

我所说的道德判断不是移情，不是关心，爱，认同或不认同，道德判断不是关心，爱或移情，而是好坏之分，公平和不公平之分。

耶鲁公开课 - 心理学导论课程节选

In other words, yeah, I still like it or don't like it, - but my liking has nothing to do either with desire or with approval-- moral, political, or however the case may be.

换句话说就是，没错，我还是喜欢它或者不喜欢它，但是这与我的主观意志无关-,不管是什么认同，道德，还是政治，与一切都无关。

耶鲁公开课 - 文学理论导论课程节选

Cassatt had to make a decision: Would she paint in a way that received public approval or in a way that she found interesting and exciting?

VOA: special.2009.07.12

Some recent surveys show the president's overall approval rating at or just above 50 percent a far cry from higher numbers in the early days of his administration.

VOA: standard.2009.09.02