text_original: All that  presented 176 4 HISTORY OF OUR OWN TIMES. . cn.yiir. itself to their mind was the fact that Englishmen were in danger in a foreign country ; that they were harshly treated and recklessly imprisoned ; that their lives were in jeopardy, and that the flag of England was insulted. There was a general notion too, that the Chinese were a barbarous and a ridiculous people who had no alphabet, and thought themselves much better than any other people, even the English, and that, on the whole, it would be a good thing to take the conceit out of them.
text_transcription: ALL THAT PRESENTED ITSELF TO THEIR MIND WAS THE FACT THAT ENGLISHMEN WERE IN DANGER IN A FOREIGN COUNTRY THAT THEY WERE HARSHLY TREATED AND RECKLESSLY IMPRISONED THAT THEIR LIVES WERE IN JEOPARDY AND THAT THE FLAG OF ENGLAND WAS INSULTED THERE WAS A GENERAL NOTION TOO THAT THE CHINESE WERE A BARBAROUS AND A RIDICULOUS PEOPLE WHO HAD NO ALPHABET AND THOUGHT THEMSELVES MUCH BETTER THAN ANY OTHER PEOPLE EVEN THE ENGLISH AND THAT ON THE WHOLE IT WOULD BE A GOOD THING TO TAKE THE CONCEIT OUT OF THEM
phonemes: ˈɔːl ðæt pɹɪzˈɛntᵻd wˈʌnhˈʌndɹɪd sˈɛvənti sˈɪks fˈɔːɹ hˈɪstɚɹi ʌv ˌaʊɚɹ ˈoʊn tˈaɪmz. . sˌiːˈɛn.jˈɪɜː. ɪtsˈɛlf tə ðɛɹ mˈaɪnd wʌzðə fˈækt ðæt ˈɪŋɡlɪʃmˌɛn wɜːɹ ɪn dˈeɪndʒɚɹ ɪn ɐ fˈɔːɹən kˈʌntɹi ; ðæt ðeɪ wɜː hˈɑːɹʃli tɹˈiːɾᵻd ænd ɹˈɛkləsli ɪmpɹˈɪzənd ; ðæt ðɛɹ lˈaɪvz wɜːɹ ɪn dʒˈɛpɚdi, ænd ðætðə flˈæɡ ʌv ˈɪŋɡlənd wʌz ɪnsˈʌltᵻd. ðɛɹwˌʌz ɐ dʒˈɛnɚɹəl nˈoʊʃən tˈuː, ðætðə tʃaɪnˈiːz wɜːɹ ɐ bˈɑːɹbɚɹəs ænd ɐ ɹɪdˈɪkjʊləs pˈiːpəl hˌuː hæd nˈoʊ ˈælfəbˌɛt, ænd θˈɔːt ðɛmsˈɛlvz mˈʌtʃ bˈɛɾɚ ðɐn ˌɛni ˈʌðɚ pˈiːpəl, ˈiːvən ðɪ ˈɪŋɡlɪʃ, ænd ðˈæt, ɔnðə hˈoʊl, ɪt wʊd biː ɐ ɡˈʊd θˈɪŋ tə tˈeɪk ðə kənsˈiːt ˌaʊɾəv ðˌɛm.