Yet many friends told me that I could not succeed in this job merely because I have the qualifications and dedication to do so, and that my work could only progress smoothly if a number of objective factors fell into place.
但是很多好朋友跟我講，這個工作，以我自己的條件跟努力是不夠的，還需要很多客觀因素的配合，工作推動起來才會順利。