text_original: It is not necessary to describe the successive steps by which the war came on. It was inevitable from the moment that the English superintendent identi  fied himself with the protection of the opium trade. The English believed that the Chinese authorities were determined on war, and only waiting for a con  venient moment to make a treacherous beginning. The Chinese were convinced that from the first we had meant nothing but war.
text_transcription: IT IS NOT NECESSARY TO DESCRIBE THE SUCCESSIVE STEPS BY WHICH THE WAR CAME ON IT WAS INEVITABLE FROM THE MOMENT THAT THE ENGLISH SUPERINTENDENT IDENTIFIED HIMSELF WITH THE PROTECTION OF THE OPIUM TRADE THE ENGLISH BELIEVED THAT THE CHINESE AUTHORITIES WERE DETERMINED ON WAR AND ONLY WAITING FOR A CONVENIENT MOMENT TO MAKE A TREACHEROUS BEGINNING THE CHINESE WERE CONVINCED THAT FROM THE FIRST WE HAD MEANT NOTHING BUT WAR
phonemes: ɪɾ ɪz nˌɑːt nˈɛsᵻsɚɹi tə dᵻskɹˈaɪb ðə səksˈɛsɪv stˈɛps baɪ wˌɪtʃ ðə wˈɔːɹ kˈeɪm ˈɔn. ɪt wʌz ɪnˈɛvᵻɾəbəl fɹʌmðə mˈoʊmənt ðætðɪ ˈɪŋɡlɪʃ sˌuːpɚɹɪntˈɛndənt aɪdˈɛnti fˈaɪd hɪmsˈɛlf wɪððə pɹətˈɛkʃən ʌvðɪ ˈoʊpiəm tɹˈeɪd. ðɪ ˈɪŋɡlɪʃ bᵻlˈiːvd ðætðə tʃaɪnˈiːz ɐθˈɔːɹɪɾiz wɜː dɪtˈɜːmɪnd ˌɔn wˈɔːɹ, ænd ˈoʊnli wˈeɪɾɪŋ fɚɹə kˈɑːn vˈiːnɪənt mˈoʊmənt tə mˌeɪk ɐ tɹˈɛtʃɚɹəs bɪɡˈɪnɪŋ. ðə tʃaɪnˈiːz wɜː kənvˈɪnst ðæt fɹʌmðə fˈɜːst wiː hæd mˈɛnt nˈʌθɪŋ bˌʌt wˈɔːɹ.