In the News: Oil price hit $132 per barrel

ABC news reported today - The top executives of the nation's largest oil companies are once again being summoned before Congress to testify about the skyrocketing cost of gasoline.
http://abcnews.go.com/Business/Economy/Story?id=4895104&page=1

Sen. Dick Durbin, who later called the oil companies "unconscionable", said,
"We're on the precipice here and about to fall into a recession."

Sen. Dianne Feinstein, D-Calif., said: "Apparently you have no ethical compass about the price of gasoline."
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Remember these two today:
precipice: 危险境地; The brink of a dangerous situation.
ethical compass: 道德水准

For ex:
North Korea is on the Precipice of Famine.
We need an individual who has a good ethical compass.
Does your ethical compass need calibrating?