text_original: In considering these expeditions one is bleed by certain difficulties which do not apply to the earlier voyages. It is that they belong almost to our own time, that their history has been narrated over and over again.
text_transcription: IN CONSIDERING THESE EXPEDITIONS ONE IS FACED BY CERTAIN DIFFICULTIES WHICH DO NOT APPLY TO THE EARLIER VOYAGES IT IS THAT THEY BELONG ALMOST TO OUR OWN TIME THAT THEIR HISTORY HAS BEEN NARRATED OVER AND OVER AGAIN
phonemes: ɪn kənsˈɪdɚɹɪŋ ðiːz ˌɛkspədˈɪʃənz wˈʌn ɪz blˈiːd baɪ sˈɜːʔn̩ dˈɪfɪkˌʌltiz wˌɪtʃ duːnˌɑːt ɐplˈaɪ tə ðɪ ˈɜːlɪɚ vˈɔɪɪdʒᵻz. ɪɾ ɪz ðæt ðeɪ bᵻlˈɔŋ ˈɔːlmoʊst tʊ ˌaʊɚɹ ˈoʊn tˈaɪm, ðæt ðɛɹ hˈɪstɚɹi hˈæzbiːn nɚɹˈeɪɾᵻd ˌoʊvɚ ænd ˌoʊvɚɹ ɐɡˈɛn.