Q:This chapter tries to tell us after marriage,Su Tungpo and his brother with their father went to capital for palace examination.And the two brothers passed the examination and their talent were admired by contemporary scholars.

Three sentences:

The approach to this most critical  moment of ascholar 's life was always filled with keen excitement ,tense hope,and a nervous fear of failure.

这句话描写的太好了，也很适合现在高考学生的心理，哈哈，从古至今谁都怕落榜

It was the moment to which all his years of grinding labour and hours of burning the midnight  oil were supppsed to lead.

十年寒窗苦读，想起了自己的上学的经历

To obtain such an honour meant that one became at once nationally known as one of the first scholars of the land.

一朝成名天下知，该是多大的荣耀啊

words and expressions:

It was the moment to which all his years of grinding labour and hours of burning the midnight  oil were supppsed to lead.

burning the midnight oil:挑灯夜战，熬夜

Su passed the examinations,and on April 14,at the age of twenty, was officially decorated a chinshih, almost at the head of 388 successful candidates.

decorate:装饰，装扮，这里是授予某人奖章