text_original: It would have been better for the career and for the reputation of Bumes if he had simply declined to have anything to do with a course of action which seemed to him at once unjust and unwise. But Bumes was a young man, full of youth's energy and ambition. He thought he saw a career of distinction opening before him, and he was unwilling to close it abruptly by setting himself in obstinate opposition to his superiors.
text_transcription: IT WOULD HAVE BEEN BETTER FOR THE CAREER AND FOR THE REPUTATION OF BURNS IF HE HAD SIMPLY DECLINED TO HAVE ANYTHING TO DO WITH A COURSE OF ACTION WHICH SEEMED TO HIM AT ONCE UNJUST AND UNWISE BUT BURNS WAS A YOUNG MAN FULL OF YOUTHS ENERGY AND AMBITION HE THOUGHT HE SAW A CAREER OF DISTINCTION OPENING BEFORE HIM AND HE WAS UNWILLING TO CLOSE IT ABRUPTLY BY SETTING HIMSELF IN OBSTINATE OPPOSITION TO HIS SUPERIORS
phonemes: ɪt wʊdhɐv bˌɪn bˈɛɾɚ fɚðə kɚɹˈɪɹ ænd fɚðə ɹˌɛpjuːtˈeɪʃən ʌv bjˈuːmz ɪf hiː hæd sˈɪmpli dᵻklˈaɪnd tə hæv ˈɛnɪθˌɪŋ tə dˈuː wɪð ɐ kˈɔːɹs ʌv ˈækʃən wˌɪtʃ sˈiːmd tə hˌɪm ɐtwˈʌns ʌndʒˈʌst ænd ʌnwˈaɪz. bˌʌt bjˈuːmz wʌzɐ jˈʌŋ mˈæn, fˈʊl ʌv jˈuːθz ˈɛnɚdʒi ænd æmbˈɪʃən. hiː θˈɔːt hiː sˈɔː ɐ kɚɹˈɪɹ ʌv dɪstˈɪŋkʃən ˈoʊpənɪŋ bᵻfˈɔːɹ hˌɪm, ænd hiː wʌz ʌnwˈɪlɪŋ tə klˈoʊz ɪɾ ɐbɹˈʌptli baɪ sˈɛɾɪŋ hɪmsˈɛlf ɪn ˈɑːbstᵻnət ˌɑːpəzˈɪʃən tə hɪz suːpˈiəɹɪɚz.