When it succeeded in thoroughly organizing a craft, it often found its purposes defeated by an influx of foreigners ready to work for lower wages and thus undermine the foundations of the union.

当它成功地彻底组织了一门手艺时，它常常发现它目被大量涌入准备以较低工资工作外所挫败， 从而破坏了工会基础。

Partly, it was a simple recognition that the line between success and complete disaster had been a matter of inches—three bullets finding their targets through the darkness rather than being thrown off just a tad by a sudden ocean swell.

在某种程度上，们简单地认识到，成功和彻底灾难之间界限只是几英情——三颗子弹在黑暗中找到了目标，而不是被突如其来海浪甩开。