text_original: The English Government appointed superinten  dents to manage our commercial dealings with China. Unluckily these superintendents were invested with a sort of political or diplomatic character, and thus from the first became objectionable to the Chinese authorities.
text_transcription: THE ENGLISH GOVERNMENT APPOINTED SUPERINTENDENCE TO MANAGE OUR COMMERCIAL DEALINGS WITH CHINA UNLUCKILY THESE SUPERINTENDENTS WERE INVESTED WITH A SORT OF POLITICAL OR DIPLOMATIC CHARACTER AND THUS FROM THE FIRST BECAME OBJECTIONABLE TO THE CHINESE AUTHORITIES
phonemes: ðɪ ˈɪŋɡlɪʃ ɡˈʌvɚnmənt ɐpˈɔɪntᵻd sˈuːpɚɹɪntˌɛn dˈɛnts tə mˈænɪdʒ ˌaʊɚ kəmˈɜːʃəl dˈiːlɪŋz wɪð tʃˈaɪnə. ʌnlˈʌkili ðiːz sˌuːpɚɹɪntˈɛndənts wɜːɹ ɪnvˈɛstᵻd wɪð ɐ sˈɔːɹt ʌv pəlˈɪɾɪkəl ɔːɹ dˌɪpləmˈæɾɪk kˈæɹɪktɚ, ænd ðˈʌs fɹʌmðə fˈɜːst bɪkˌeɪm ɑːbdʒˈɛkʃənəbəl tə ðə tʃaɪnˈiːz ɐθˈɔːɹɪɾiz.