Getting your own children to play nice is difficult enough. Dealing with other peoples children has become a minefield.
minefield
首先,我们已学mine和field,可以猜测minefield指雷区。但是,根据句意,minefield的本义在这里讲不通,又知上一句讲到:能让自己的孩子好好玩就已经是件棘手的事了,和其他人的孩子相处就是个minefield。从逻辑上看,这是个比较关系。联想minefield的特征,我们可以猜测到minefield指非常危险的事情。
属于构词技巧之复合词的各部分以及内部推理之根据递进关系猜词词义。
In my house, jumping on the sofa is not allowed. In my sisters house its encouraged. For her, its about kids being kids: If you cant do it at three, when can you do it?
Each of these philosophies is valid and, it has to be said, my son loves visiting his aunts house. But I find myself saying no a lot when her kids are over at mine. Thats OK between sisters but becomes dangerous territory when youre talking to the children of friends or acquaintances.
Kids arent all raised the same, agrees Professor Naomi White of Monash University. But there is still an idea that theyre the property of the parent. We see our children as an extension of ourselves, so if youre saying that my child is behaving inappropriately, then thats somehow a criticism of me.
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