Language Point 40
Self-respect and a clear conscience are powerful components...(Para. 14)
conscience: n. the sense of right and wrong
Let your conscience be your guide.
凭你的良心办事。
Her guilty conscience made her confess to her crime.
她的犯罪感使她供认了自己的罪行。
component: n. a necessary or essential part
A chemist can separate a medicine into its components.
化学家能分离出药物的成分。
Most things are made of components. Some things have many components; some have only a few.
大多数东西由部件组成;有的东西含有很多个部件,有的则很少。