text_original: Ralph defended this indifference. "They're nothing to us," he declared. "We're too busy taking care of their scrap heaps. A million a year coming here to be reconstructed and Americanized, why should we bother about what Europe thinks or does? We're too busy. They can't touch us."
text_transcription: RALPH DEFENDED THIS INDIFFERENCE THEY'RE NOTHING TO US HE DECLARED WE'RE TOO BUSY TAKING CARE OF THEIR SCRAP HEAPS A MILLION A YEAR COMING HERE TO BE RECONSTRUCTED AND AMERICANIZED WHY SHOULD WE BOTHER ABOUT WHAT EUROPE THINKS OR DOES WE'RE TOO BUSY THEY CAN'T TOUCH US
phonemes: ɹˈælf dᵻfˈɛndᵻd ðɪs ɪndˈɪfɹəns. "ðeɪɚ nˈʌθɪŋ tʊ ˌʌs," hiː dᵻklˈɛɹd. "wɪɹ tˈuː bˈɪzi tˈeɪkɪŋ kˈɛɹ ʌv ðɛɹ skɹˈæp hˈiːps. ɐ mˈɪliən ɐ jˈɪɹ kˈʌmɪŋ hˈɪɹ təbi ɹˌiːkənstɹˈʌktᵻd ænd ɐmˈɛɹɪkənˌaɪzd, wˌaɪ ʃˌʊd wiː bˈɑːðɚɹ ɐbˌaʊt wʌt jˈʊɹɹəp θˈɪŋks ɔːɹ dˈʌz? wɪɹ tˈuː bˈɪzi. ðeɪ kˈænt tˈʌtʃ ˌʌs."