have lofty (/high) aspirations(/ideals) though poor ? 這一帶的農(nóng)民～，昔日的窮山溝如今已經(jīng)變成了米糧川。The peasants in this area have lofty aspirations though they used to be poor. Now the once poor mountain village has become a granary.
人窮志不窮
though poor,one has high aspirations; cherish great ambition despite one’s lowly position
人窮志不窮rén qiónɡ zhì bù qiónɡ
人雖然很貧窮，但志氣卻很高。poor but with lofty ideas, have high aspirations though poor