Word: jia
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...Chinese acquaintance looks over and laughs. "Your name is Jia...
...blue-eyed man tries again, his tongue tripping over the unfamiliar syllables. "Wo shi Jia...
...SIGNED. PAUL GASCOIGNE, 35, former star English footballer, a one-year contract as player?coach for the Chinese second-division team Gansu Tianma (Heavenly Horses). Better known as Gazza (Jia Jia in Chinese), Gascoigne has been plagued by weight and drinking problems in recent years and failed to sign with an English club this season. He will move to his new club's home, Lanzhou, near the Gobi Desert, this month. "It's a great challenge," he said...
...their fault," says Ma, who, with his ailing knee, played only a few minutes of the rout but drew the loudest ovation from the faithful. ("Ma Jian jia you!" they cried when he took the court. Add fuel, Healthy Ma!) "It's tough for them," he continues. "They come on short-term contracts. They are people who love this game, and they make our league look better. But their language is different, their culture is different, their playing system is different?you can't expect a Chinese coach and American players to work together so quickly...
...Jia Jia Liu ’05 said she expected a speech from Tom and was pleasantly surprised by her dramatic performance...