Getting your own children to play nice is difficult enough. Dealing with other people's children has become a minefield.　　

minefield
首先，我們已學(xué)mine（地雷）和field（場地），可以猜測minefield指“雷區(qū)”。但是，根據(jù)句意，minefield的本義在這里講不通，又知上一句講到：能讓自己的孩子好好玩就已經(jīng)是件棘手的事了，和其他人的孩子相處就是個minefield。從邏輯上看，這是個比較關(guān)系。聯(lián)想minefield（雷區(qū)）的特征，我們可以猜測到minefield指非常危險的事情。（屬于根據(jù)復(fù)合詞的各部分以及遞進關(guān)系猜詞詞義）　　

"Kids aren't all raised the same," agrees Professor Naomi White of Monash University." But there is still an idea that they're the property of the parent. We see our children as an extension of ourselves, so if you're saying that my child is behaving inappropriately, then that's somehow a criticism of me."　　

inappropriately
Inappropriately為副詞，修飾“ behaving”，表示“行為……”。由下文“a criticism of me”可知，inappropriately為貶義詞，我們可猜知是行為不當(dāng)。　　

Asked how to approach a parent in this situation, psychologist Meredith Fuller answers: "Explain your needs as well as stressing the importance of the friendship. Preface your remarks with something like: 'I know you'll think I'm silly but in my house I don't want...'"

preface
把Preface按構(gòu)詞法拆分，由前綴pre-(在……之前)和face(面)組成，可以推出preface指在……之前。（屬于根據(jù)詞根詞綴猜詞詞義）　

Meredith Fuller agrees: "A code of conduct is hard to create when you're living in a world in which everyone is exhausted from overwork and lack of sleep, and a world in which nice people are perceived to finish last."　　

exhausted
介詞from表示“由于……”，根據(jù)原因overwork and lack of sleep“超時工作，睡眠不足”可知，exhausted應(yīng)該有“疲倦的、疲勞的”含義。（屬于根據(jù)因果關(guān)系猜測詞義）　

White believes our notions of a more child-centered society should be challenged. "Today we have a situation where, in many families, both parents work so the amount of time children get from parents has diminished." she says.　　

diminish
父母都工作，陪孩子的時間當(dāng)然就減少了（diminish）。（屬于根據(jù)因果關(guān)系猜詞詞義）　　

As Bianchi approached the park bench where she'd been sitting, other mums came up to her and congratulated her on taking a stand. "Apparently the boy had a longstanding reputation for bad behaviour and his mum for even worse behaviour if he was challenged."　　　

longstanding
將longstanding根據(jù)構(gòu)詞法拆分：long（長時間）+stand（站立）+-ing（形容詞后綴），可知longstanding指長期存在的。（屬于根據(jù)詞根詞綴猜詞詞義）