text_original: Situated as it is in the high road, between China and the rest of the world, Macao, once one of the chief relics of Portuguese colonial prosperity, long enjoyed exceptional privileges, all of which were, however, gone by 1825, when its one industry was a contraband trade in opium.
text_transcription: SITUATED AS IT IS IN THE HIGH ROAD BETWEEN CHINA AND THE REST OF THE WORLD MACAU ONCE ONE OF THE CHIEF RELICS OF PORTUGUESE COLONIAL PROSPERITY LONG ENJOYED EXCEPTIONAL PRIVILEGES ALL OF WHICH WERE HOWEVER GONE BY EIGHTEEN TWENTY FIVE WHEN ITS ONE INDUSTRY WAS A CONTRABAND TRADE IN OPIUM
phonemes: sˈɪtʃuːˌeɪɾᵻd ˌæzɪtˌɪz ɪnðə hˈaɪ ɹˈoʊd, bᵻtwˌiːn tʃˈaɪnə ænd ðə ɹˈɛst ʌvðə wˈɜːld, mˈækaʊ, wˈʌns wˈʌn ʌvðə tʃˈiːf ɹˈɛlɪks ʌv pˌɔːɹtʃəɡˈiːz kəlˈoʊnɪəl pɹəspˈɛɹᵻɾi, lˈɔŋ ɛndʒˈɔɪd ɛksˈɛpʃənəl pɹˈɪvᵻlɪdʒᵻz, ˈɔːl ʌvwˈɪtʃ wɜː, haʊˈɛvɚ, ɡɔn baɪ wˈʌn θˈaʊzənd ˈeɪthˈʌndɹɪd twˈɛnti fˈaɪv, wˌɛn ɪts wˈʌn ˈɪndʌstɹi wʌzɐ kˌɑːntɹəbˈænd tɹˈeɪd ɪn ˈoʊpiəm.