The Art ofAbrasion Starting around 6000 BC,people living in what is now central China began to manufacture ritual objects out of jade. Remarkable about these early pieces is the difficulty of working on jade,which cannot be cleaved like other stones,but must be shaped by the process of abrasion.Strictly speaking,jade cannot be“carved”. Early pieces of jade were placed in graves alongside the dead and used as plugs in various bodily orifices,as jade's hardness was believed to confer immortality on the wearer.For the same reason,and for its semi-transparency,jade has been attributed the mnolity of moral virtue and this is one reoson why Chinece attribute:v.(to)把.…归因于，认为是..的结果 He attributes his success to hard work. 他把自已的成功归因于努力工作。 This song is usually attributed to Bach. 这首歌曲通常被认为是巴哈的作品。 test of authenticity is that jade should have a slightly oily touch.The Art of Abrasion Starting around 6000 BC, people living in what is now central China began to manufacture ritual objects out of jade. Remarkable about these early pieces is the difficulty of working on jade, which cannot be cleaved like other stones, but must be shaped by the process of abrasion. Strictly speaking, jade cannot be“carved”. Early pieces of jade were placed in graves alongside the dead and used as plugs in various bodily orifices, as jade’s hardness was believed to confer immortality on the wearer. For the same reason, and for its semi-transparency, jade has been attributed the quality of moral virtue, and this is one reason why Chinese people today still treasure jade and wear it close to their persons. As jade confers virtue upon the wearer, the wearer also imparts his or her personal virtue upon the jade. To the Chinese, jade is much more than a hard, cold stone. In fact, one test of authenticity is that jade should have a slightly oily touch. attribute : v. (to) 把……归因于，认为是……的结果 He attributes his success to hard work. 他把自己的成功归因于努力工作。 This song is usually attributed to Bach. 这首歌曲通常被认为是巴哈的作品