template: ### Instruction: Rewrite this English sentence to give a better translation.
  
  ### English: What I had was a very particular set of engineering skills, skills I'd acquired over my career (Laughter) that were new to people who had been working on the air pollution problem for so many years.
  ### English rewrite: I had a very special set of engineering skills, acquired during my career (laughs), skills that were new to people who had been working on the air-pollution problem for so many years.