text_original: It was no business of ours to ask ourselves whether the Chinese Government were perfectly sin  cere in their professions of a lofty morality, or whether they, unlike all other governments that have ever been known, were influenced by one sole motive in the making of their regulations.
text_transcription: IT WAS NO BUSINESS OF OURS TO ASK OURSELVES WHETHER THE CHINESE GOVERNMENT WERE PERFECTLY SINCERE IN THEIR PROFESSIONS OF A LOFTY MORALITY OR WHETHER THEY UNLIKE ALL OTHER GOVERNMENTS THAT HAVE EVER BEEN KNOWN WERE INFLUENCED BY ONE SOLE MOTIVE IN THE MAKING OF THE REGULATIONS
phonemes: ɪt wʌz nˈoʊ bˈɪznəs ʌv aʊɚz tʊ ˈæsk aʊɚsˈɛlvz wˈɛðɚ ðə tʃaɪnˈiːz ɡˈʌvɚnmənt wɜː pˈɜːfɛktli sˈɪn sˈɪɹ ɪn ðɛɹ pɹəfˈɛʃənz əvə lˈɔfti mɔːɹˈælᵻɾi, ɔːɹ wˈɛðɚ ðeɪ, ʌnlˈaɪk ˈɔːl ˈʌðɚ ɡˈʌvɚnmənts ðæt hæv ˈɛvɚ bˌɪn nˈoʊn, wɜːɹ ˈɪnfluːənst baɪ wˈʌn sˈoʊl mˈoʊɾɪv ɪnðə mˌeɪkɪŋ ʌv ðɛɹ ɹˌɛɡjʊlˈeɪʃənz.