【理】external work

武术type of kung fu training that aims to strengthen the muscles and bones rather than strengthen one's qi

借指学习、工作等所需要的外部条件external conditions required for study or work

• 没有“内功”，“外功”难以起到推动作用。

  Without the right internal conditions, it is hard for external conditions to play a role in pushing things forward.

• 做好外功，才能成就未来。

  Only by getting the external conditions right can one achieve one's future.