They favor telephone cables and the roofs of houses where you can find them in large numbers.

它们最喜欢电线杆和屋檐，在那里往往能找到很多。

Not that either of them knew exactly how telephone cables should be installed, but they were both well versed in keeping an eye on whippersnappers like this one, to stop them pulling a fast one.

并非是谁知道电话线应该怎么装，但他们俩都很清楚，头脑清醒的人是不会任由这样的愣头青忽悠的。

Factors beyond the undynamic duo's control, such as rising interest rates or the recent discovery of a network of old lead-sheathed telephone cables which injected uncertainty over their Their potential liability for the toxic assets are partly to blame.

这对不活跃的二人无法控制的因素是部分原因，例如利率上升或最近发现的旧铅套电话电缆网络， 这给他们对有毒资产的潜在责任带来了不确定性。