text_original: The whole principle of Chinese civilisation, at the time when the Opium War broke out, was based on conditions which to any modern nation must seem erroneous and unreasonable.
text_transcription: THE WHOLE PRINCIPLE OF CHINESE CIVILIZATION AT THE TIME WHEN THE OPIUM WAR BROKE OUT WAS BASED ON CONDITIONS WHICH TO ANY MODERN NATION MUST SEEM ERRONEOUS AND UNREASONABLE
phonemes: ðə hˈoʊl pɹˈɪnsɪpəl ʌv tʃaɪnˈiːz sˌɪvɪləzˈeɪʃən, æt ðə tˈaɪm wɛn ðɪ ˈoʊpiəm wˈɔːɹ bɹˈoʊk ˈaʊt, wʌz bˈeɪst ˌɔn kəndˈɪʃənz wˌɪtʃ tʊ ˌɛni mˈɑːdɚn nˈeɪʃən mˈʌst sˈiːm ɛɹˈoʊniəs ænd ʌnɹˈiːzənəbəl.