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。