text_original: At length, after some direction given, he turned and said in the same breath to them, ^ Why do you not eat pork ? ' They tried to answer calmly that national customs often varied: some people, for example, would not touch the flesh of lambs. ' Quite right, too,' be said, * for it is poor tasteless stuff.'
text_transcription: AT LENGTH AFTER SOME DIRECTION GIVEN HE TURNED AND SAID IN THE SAME BREATH TO THEM WHY DO YOU NOT EAT PORK THEY TRIED TO ANSWER CALMLY THAT NATIONAL CUSTOMS OFTEN VARIED SOME PEOPLE FOR EXAMPLE WOULD NOT TOUCH THE FLESH OF LAMBS QUITE RIGHT TOO HE SAID FOR IT IS POOR TASTELESS STUFF
phonemes: æt lˈɛŋθ, ˈæftɚ sˌʌm dᵻɹˈɛkʃən ɡˈɪvən, hiː tˈɜːnd ænd sˈɛd ɪnðə sˈeɪm bɹˈɛθ tə ðˌɛm, wˌaɪ dˈuː juː nˌɑːt ˈiːt pˈɔːɹk ? ðeɪ tɹˈaɪd tʊ ˈænsɚ kˈɑːmli ðæt nˈæʃənəl kˈʌstəmz ˈɔfən vˈɛɹid: sˌʌm pˈiːpəl, fɔːɹ ɛɡzˈæmpəl, wʊd nˌɑːt tˈʌtʃ ðə flˈɛʃ ʌv lˈæmz. kwˈaɪt ɹˈaɪt, tˈuː,biː sˈɛd, ˈæstɚɹˌɪsk fɔːɹ ɪɾ ɪz pˈʊɹ tˈeɪstləs stˈʌf.