Unfortunately, his beliefs are tested as the excesses of life under the communists – food shortages, long queues, low wages – begin to take their toll.
ʌnfˈɔːɹtʃənətli, hɪz bᵻlˈiːfs ɑːɹ tˈɛstᵻd æz ðɪ ɛksˈɛsᵻz ʌv lˈaɪf ˌʌndɚ ðə kˈɑːmjuːnˌɪsts fˈuːd ʃˈɔːɹɾɪdʒᵻz, lˈɔŋ kjˈuːz, lˈoʊ wˈeɪdʒᵻz bɪɡˈɪn tə tˈeɪk ðɛɹ tˈoʊl.