1. "If I open my eyes, I will study for the examination!"
2. "Even though we look like this, our family's generations were all noblemen!"
3. [translation note: examination, "Gwageo", is a test that many intelligent men take to see if they qualify to work for the government, which would allow them to live in luxury inside the palace.]
4. So, if I just pass the exam, then all will be fine!
5. ... As if that could happen.