text_original: One day, however, an Oriental scholar of unquestionable authority chanced to be dining with us, and he suddenly raised his glasses and studied the tablet with evident interest. "May I ask why you have that above the mantelpiece?" he inquired politely. "Oh, it's merely the family motto," I answered airily, "but we have it in Chinese to night, in your honour."
text_transcription: ONE DAY HOWEVER AN ORIENTAL SCHOLAR OF UNQUESTIONABLE AUTHORITY CHANCED TO BE DINING WITH US AND HE SUDDENLY RAISED HIS GLASSES AND STUDIED THE TABLET WITH EVIDENT INTEREST MAY I ASK WHY YOU HAVE THAT ABOVE THE MANTELPIECE HE INQUIRED POLITELY OH IT'S MERELY THE FAMILY MOTTO I ANSWERED AIRILY BUT WE HAVE IT IN CHINESE TO NIGHT IN YOUR HONOUR
phonemes: wˈʌn dˈeɪ, haʊˈɛvɚ, ɐn ˌɔːɹɪˈɛntəl skˈɑːlɚɹ ʌv ʌŋkwˈɛstʃənəbəl ɐθˈɔːɹɪɾi tʃˈænst təbi dˈaɪnɪŋ wɪð ˌʌs, ænd hiː sˈʌdənli ɹˈeɪzd hɪz ɡlˈæsᵻz ænd stˈʌdid ðə tˈæblət wɪð ˈɛvɪdənt ˈɪntɹɛst. "mˈeɪ aɪ ˈæsk wˌaɪ juː hæv ðæt əbˌʌv ðə mˈæntəlpˌiːs?" hiː ɪŋkwˈaɪɚd pəlˈaɪtli. "ˈoʊ, ɪts mˈɪɹli ðə fˈæmɪli mˈɑːɾoʊ," aɪ ˈænsɚd ˈɛɹili, "bˌʌt wiː hæv ɪɾ ɪn tʃaɪnˈiːz tə nˈaɪt, ɪn jʊɹ ˈɑːnɚ."