The reference letter ······

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The reference letter ······
The reference letter from his famous uncle gave him access to many important people he would never have been able to meet otherwise.
翻译下,
这里access、otherwise是什么意思?

他出名的叔叔给他的推荐信让他有机会和许多一般不可能认识的重要人物接触.
access在这里可以做“接触,认识”解.
otherwise在这里可以做“别的方式”解.