Suīrán / dāngshí / jiātúsìbì, / tā / réngrán / nǔlì / gōngzuò, / gōng / háizi / shàngxué.

虽然当时家徒四壁，他仍然努力工作，供孩子上学。

Although he was extremely poor at the time, he continued working hard to send his children to school.