text_original: ] What strikes one most is the wretchedness of the inhabitants as compared with the fertility of the soil, and this shocking contrast betrays alike the selfishness and carelessness of the government and the insatiable greed of the mandarins.
text_transcription: WHAT STRIKES ONE MOST IS THE WRETCHEDNESS OF THE INHABITANTS AS COMPARED WITH THE FERTILITY OF THE SOIL AND THIS SHOCKING CONTRAST BETRAYS ALIKE THE SELFISHNESS AND CARELESSNESS OF THE GOVERNMENT AND THE INSATABLE GREED OF THE MANDERINS
phonemes: ] wˌʌt stɹˈaɪks wˈʌn mˈoʊst ɪz ðə ɹˈɛtʃᵻdnəs ʌvðɪ ɪnhˈæbɪtənts æz kəmpˈɛɹd wɪððə fɜːtˈɪlᵻɾi ʌvðə sˈɔɪl, ænd ðɪs ʃˈɑːkɪŋ kˈɑːntɹæst bᵻtɹˈeɪz ɐlˈaɪk ðə sˈɛlfɪʃnəs ænd kˈɛɹləsnəs ʌvðə ɡˈʌvɚnmənt ænd ðɪ ɪnsˈeɪʃɪəbəl ɡɹˈiːd ʌvðə mˈændɚɹˌɪnz.