PE 5/21 The Lascaris War Rooms

Why do we have to go to another museum? Can’t we go to that beach we saw yesterday? Museums are just dusty old rooms full of obsolete stuff.

* obsolete: no longer produced or used

ex> You can’t get a replacement battery for this phone because it’s obsolete.

Oh, I think you might like this one. It’s a secret military planning headquarters hidden beneath this very garden. I’ll bet that never occurred to you, hmm?

* occur to one: to become realized

ex> It didn't occur to me that the reason I felt cold was that I had left the window open.

ex> Does it ever occur to you to check your messages? I've been calling you for days!

Really? Are you trying to hoodwink me? Show me! How do we get in?

* hoodwink: to deceive or trick someone

ex> That salesman tried to hoodwink us into believing this car was owned by Elvis.

Wow! Incredible! This place is amazing! What exactly took place here?

* take place: to happen

ex> The play’s story takes place in a small French village during the 18^th century.

This is where the Allies planned the invasion of nearby Sicily. It was an important battle that allowed the Allies to get the jump on their enemies. This complex is exactly how it was left after World War II.

* get the jump on: to gain an advantage by doing something before someone else does.

ex> We can win this rally if we find a way to get the jump on the other teams.

Mom, I want to spend a couple of hours here, but please don’t tell Dad about this museum, okay? I don’t want to dissuade him from taking us to the beach tomorrow.

* dissuade: to persuade someone not to do something

ex> The lifeguard dissuaded the kids from running on the pool deck.

I won’t tell anyone if you won’t.

* I won’t tell anyone if you won’t.: This expression is usually said with a smile, humorously implying that the speaker would do something quite naughty if the listener promised to keep it a secret. So don’t worry if someone says this to you: they probably don’t really expect you to do anything naughty.