tā / xiǎo / shí / hou / jiā / jìng / pín / hán / dàn / bìng / méi / yǒu / yīn / wèi / rén / qióng / zhì / duǎn / ér / fàng / qì / xué / xí他小时候家境贫寒,但并没有因为人穷志短而放弃学习。He grew up poor but did not give up his studies because of his circumstances.