Stone's bilingual ability and his work experience were the qualities that helped him get the job over all the other candidates.
世通的双语能力和他的工作经验使他胜过其他候选人获得这份工作。
So he couldn't buy himself lots of good things. But he had lots of friends instead.
所以他不能给自己买很多好东西。可是他却有许多朋友。