text_original: Sometimes, when the day was very unfavourable, his sisters would expostulate. He would then say, with a peculiar smile, more solemn than cheerful— "And if I let a gust of wind or a sprinkling of rain turn me aside from these easy tasks, what preparation would such sloth be for the future I propose to myself?"
text_transcription: SOMETIMES WHEN THE DAY WAS VERY UNFAVORABLE HIS SISTERS WOULD EXPOSTULATE HE WOULD THEN SAY WITH A PECULIAR SMILE MORE SOLEMN THAN CHEERFUL AND IF I LET A GUST OF WIND OR A SPRINKLING OF RAIN TURN ME ASIDE FROM THESE EASY TASKS WHAT PREPARATION WOULD SUCH SLOTH BE FOR THE FUTURE I PROPOSE TO MYSELF
phonemes: sˈʌmtaɪmz, wˌɛn ðə dˈeɪ wʌz vˈɛɹi ʌnfˈeɪvɚɹəbəl, hɪz sˈɪstɚz wʊd ɛkspˈɔstuːlˌeɪt. hiː wʊd ðˈɛn sˈeɪ, wɪð ɐ pɪkjˈuːlɪɹ smˈaɪl, mˈɔːɹ sˈɑːləm ðɐn tʃˈɪɹfəl— "ænd ɪf aɪ lˈɛt ɐ ɡˈʌst ʌv wˈɪnd ɔːɹ ɐ spɹˈɪŋklɪŋ ʌv ɹˈeɪn tˈɜːn mˌiː ɐsˈaɪd fɹʌm ðiːz ˈiːzi tˈæsks, wˌʌt pɹˌɛpɚɹˈeɪʃən wʊd sˈʌtʃ slˈɑːθ biː fɚðə fjˈuːtʃɚɹ aɪ pɹəpˈoʊz tə maɪsˈɛlf?"