text_original: The superin  tendents took no steps to aid the Chinese authorities in stopping the hated trade. The British traders naturally enough thought that the British Govern  ment were determined to protect them in carrying it on. Indeed the superintendents themselves might well have had the same conviction.
text_transcription: THE SUPERINTENDENTS TOOK NO STEPS TO AID THE CHINESE AUTHORITIES IN STOPPING THE HATED TRADE THE BRITISH TRADERS NATURALLY ENOUGH THOUGHT THAT THE BRITISH GOVERNMENT WERE DETERMINED TO PROTECT THEM IN CARRYING IT ON INDEED THE SUPERINTENDENTS THEMSELVES MIGHT WELL HAVE HAD THE SAME CONVICTION
phonemes: ðə sˈuːpɚɹˌɪn tˈɛndənts tˈʊk nˈoʊ stˈɛps tʊ ˈeɪd ðə tʃaɪnˈiːz ɐθˈɔːɹɪɾiz ɪn stˈɑːpɪŋ ðə hˈeɪɾᵻd tɹˈeɪd. ðə bɹˈɪɾɪʃ tɹˈeɪdɚz nˈætʃɚɹəli ɪnˈʌf θˈɔːt ðætðə bɹˈɪɾɪʃ ɡˈʌvɚn mˈɛnt wɜː dɪtˈɜːmɪnd tə pɹətˈɛkt ðˌɛm ɪn kˈæɹiɪŋ ɪɾ ˈɔn. ˌɪndˈiːd ðə sˌuːpɚɹɪntˈɛndənts ðɛmsˈɛlvz mˌaɪt wˈɛl hæv hæd ðə sˈeɪm kənvˈɪkʃən.