text_original: No, my dear! Nowadays one no longer invites friends to spend a pleasant time with them, but to show them a new gown or to impress them with the new furnishings. The main thing is to poison the friend's peace of mind. If the guest's face betrays all the colours of envy then the hostess has attained the acme of delight.
text_transcription: NO MY DEAR NOWADAYS ONE NO LONGER INVITES FRIENDS TO SPEND A PLEASANT TIME WITH THEM BUT TO SHOW THEM A NEW GOWN OR TO IMPRESS THEM WITH THE NEW FURNISHINGS THE MAIN THING IS TO POISON THE FRIEND'S PEACE OF MIND IF THE GUEST'S FACE BETRAYS ALL THE COLOURS OF ENVY THEN THE HOSTESS HAS ATTAINED THE ACME OF DELIGHT
phonemes: nˈoʊ, maɪ dˈɪɹ! nˈaʊədˌeɪz wˈʌn nˌoʊ lˈɑːŋɡɚɹ ɪnvˈaɪts fɹˈɛndz tə spˈɛnd ɐ plˈɛzənt tˈaɪm wɪð ðˌɛm, bˌʌt tə ʃˈoʊ ðˌɛm ɐ nˈuː ɡˈaʊn ɔːɹ tʊ ɪmpɹˈɛs ðˌɛm wɪððə nˈuː fˈɜːnɪʃɪŋz. ðə mˈeɪn θˈɪŋ ɪz tə pˈɔɪzən ðə fɹˈɛndz pˈiːs ʌv mˈaɪnd. ɪf ðə ɡˈɛsts fˈeɪs bᵻtɹˈeɪz ˈɔːl ðə kˈʌlɚz ʌv ˈɛnvi ðˈɛn ðə hˈoʊstɛs hɐz ɐtˈeɪnd ðɪ ˈækmi ʌv dᵻlˈaɪt.