Could You explain me the joke? - What cheese would you use to persuade a bear to come down from a tree? - I don't know. What cheese? - Come on, bear! I have heard this joke in some British TV-program. what does it mean?!

Part2. The short list of climbing commands. Please, help me correct it. (Ru-Eng) Belay on - Команда "страховка готова" The belayer says when he is ready for belaying. Climb - Команда "пошел", "иду" The leader says when he is starting to climb. Give - Команда "выдай!" Slack - Команда "выдай!" The leader says when he needs longer lead rope. I have found two English terms. Which command is more common, more universal? Tension - Команда "выбери!" The leader says when he needs a shorter lead rope. Take - Команда "закрепи!" или "возьми!" The leader says when he wants to hang a top rope for a rest or studying a rout. The belayer must take all free rope and he must be ready to hold the leader. Halfway - Команда "веревки половина!" The belayer says when he has given a half of lead rope. ? - команда «Веревки X метров!» What does belayer say when the lead rope is still X meters? ? - Команда «Веревка вся!» What does belayer say when all length of the lead rope is given? Off belay - Команда "на самостраховке!" The leader says when he has clipped into belayer station. Off rope - Команда "веревка свободна!" The climber says when next climber can use the fix rope for moving up or down. ? - команда «Веревка сдвоена!» What does the first climber says when he has got down and prepared twined rope for a descent of the last climber.

Part 1. The short Ru-Eng dictionary of the most important climbing terms. Please, help me. The short list of the most important terms. Короткий список важнейших терминов a Gear - Снаряжение a Belay device - Страховочное устройство a Harness - Страховочная беседка a Harness belay loop - Силовое кольцо на беседке a Quickdraw - Оттяжка a Rope - Веревка a Self-belay - Дополнительная пристраховка к веревке Could You explain this term? Does it mean using Prussik knot (or similar)? ? - ус самостраховки How do you call short piece of main rope (or a special device such as a daisy chain) for self-belay on a belay station? Belay - Страховка партнера The complex of actions and equipment for prevention of falls and injuries. Often the belay chain includes a harness, a rope, a belay device etc. ? a leader – Страхуемый, лидер? The person who climbs first. A belayer – Страхующий The person who performs the belay of other climber. a lead rope - Нижняя страховка The rope goes from the bottom to the climber. The belay when the leader can climb higher than the last point of the belay and set a new point (or clip into the next quickdraw). a top rope - Верхняя страховка The rope goes from the top to the climber. A fixed rope - Закрепленная сверху веревка для верхней страховки A rope is fixed on the top. Using for the top rope. a belay station - Страховочная станция The belay station is the rallying point on the rope, from which climbers should be able to hang with confidence and belay their partner on a solid base. Moving together - Передвижение в связке Could you clear is it simultaneous moving or it can be alternate? Leading - Прохождение трассы первым, с нижней страховкой The movement on the route as the first climber. To head off - Подниматься лидером Falling, fault - Срыв Feed out - Выдать веревку Pendulum – Маятник ?Rappelling – Дюльфер Does it mean getting down on a fixed rope? Slack rope - Провис веревки To clip - Вщелкнуться To unclip - Выщелкнуться To fix line up - Провешивать перила To hold up - Закрепить партнера на веревке

What is the difference between intersection and crossroad?

I'm looking for the origin of a proverb Once I've heard the proverb: If You can count before ten, count before three. (In Russian Умеешь считать до десяти - считай до трёх). Someone said me that this is American proverb. But I asked people on other sites and americans answered that isn't. Have You ever heard the proverb in English? Or may be something like that. Do You know the origin of the proverb? Upd May be I translated it wrong. May be "count to ten" is more correctly.

Russian jokes 5 Science joke (Please, correct the text) Physicists and mathematicians are going to a science conference. They came to train station to buy tickets. Physicists have bought tickets for every person, but mathematicians have bought only one ticket. Physicists ask: - how are you going to go by train with the one ticket?! - We have a method! - they answer. Physicists have sited into a coach and are watching to mathematicians. All mathematicians came in into a restroom and locked it. A conductor saw that someone is in the restroom, clattered on the door and asked a ticket. The door opened, a hand with the ticket appeared. - Ok,- said conductor and went further. Next day after the conference they all are buying tickets to back way. Physicists have bought one ticket, but mathematicians have bought no any ticket. Physicists ask: - how are you going to go by train without tickets?! - We have a method! - they answer. All physicists came in into a restroom and locked it. -knock, knock. The door opened, a hand with the ticket appeared. Mathematicians take the ticket and lock into other restroom. Conclusion: It is important not only have a method but can right use it!

Russian jokes 4. Science joke (please, correct me) Physicist, chemist and mathematician have gone hunting. They are walking through forest and see a huge bear. Bear has run toward hunters. Physicist shoots at bear but the bullet goes left, chemist shoots but his bullet goes right. They scream to mathematician: - Shoot! Don't wait! Mathematician downs his rifle and says: - I even won't shoot at the bear, because statistically I have already killed it.

What is the difference between "lately" and "recently"? What is the difference between "lately" and "recently"? Are they equate totally?

I miss every times, which preposition is correct? Sorry, I can't edit the head :) I confuse every time, which preposition is correct? I have already talked to them. or I have already talked with them.