The Black Death, one of the most devastating pandemics in human history, is thought to have originated in the arid plains of central Asia, where it then travelled along the Silk Road.
ðə blˈæk dˈɛθ, wˈʌn ʌvðə mˈoʊst dˈɛvᵻstˌeɪɾɪŋ pændˈɛmɪks ɪn hjˈuːmən hˈɪstɚɹi, ɪz θˈɔːt tə hæv ɚɹˈɪdʒᵻnˌeɪɾᵻd ɪnðɪ ˈæɹɪd plˈeɪnz ʌv sˈɛntɹəl ˈeɪʒə, wˌɛɹ ɪt ðˈɛn tɹˈævəld ɐlˈɔŋ ðə sˈɪlk ɹˈoʊd.