年轻人要有志气，不要一遇到困难就退缩。

Niánqīngrén yào yǒu zhìqì, bú yào yí yùdào kùnnan jiù tuìsuō.

Young people should have ambition and not shrink back whenever they meet difficulties.

一个人有没有志气，往往决定了他能走多远。

Yí gè rén yǒu méiyǒu zhìqì, wǎngwǎng juédìng le tā néng zǒu duō yuǎn.

Whether a person has ambition often determines how far he can go.

他虽然家境一般，但很有志气，靠自己考上了名校。

Tā suīrán jiājìng yìbān, dàn hěn yǒu zhìqì, kào zìjǐ kǎoshàng le míngxiào.

Although his family situation is average, he is very ambitious and got into a prestigious university on his own.