After coming first in his local civil service examinations he made the move to Guangzhou to take on the provincial examinations.

在地方公务员考试中名列前茅后，他搬到广州参加乡试。

Although not particularly interested in a military career, Pershing took the chance to have receive a free education of a much higher standard than his native Missouri, scoring the highest among a group of seventeen in the local examinations.

尽管潘兴对军事生涯并不是特别感兴趣，但他还是抓住了机会接受了比他的家乡密苏里州高得多的免费教育，并在当地考试中在十七人中取得了最高的成绩。