1. It’s a Chinese saying about the four happiest moments of a person’s life. Pretty much transcribed them to English equivalents. Only source of confusion might be the ‘gold list’ title. That was given to the 1st place which, on its own seems pretty good, but you can understand why it’s such a great thing once you realize that: 1. the gold list title was chosen by the Emperor and, therefore, would be remembered by the Emperor and 2. This was the top scorer on an exam that was administered every ~3-10 years on average depending on the dynasty. So 1st place meant you were all but guaranteed to have a super high official position like division head, overseer, or prime minister.^

2. I’m pretty sure this refers to the three best actor awards for Chinese actors: two Chinese awards and the Osca