{"version":"1.0","type":"rich","provider_name":"Acast","provider_url":"https://acast.com","height":250,"width":700,"html":"<iframe src=\"https://embed.acast.com/$/6a29a7413f4eb34728c4200e/6a4889c504fac73b24fde250?\" frameBorder=\"0\" width=\"700\" height=\"250\"></iframe>","title":"A1 French News | Hong Kong Bookseller Who Defied China Dies","thumbnail_width":200,"thumbnail_height":200,"thumbnail_url":"https://open-images.acast.com/shows/6a29a7413f4eb34728c4200e/1fa739c1-aee5-4bcb-9e0f-6338cc355596.jpg?height=200","description":"Learn with slow French news for A1 listening practice.\n\nIn this episode: A NASA-funded robot launches to catch the falling Swift space telescope and lift it to a safer orbit. Also: Hong Kong bookseller Lam Wing-kee dies in Taiwan after a life linked to books, criticism of Beijing, and free speech.\n\nToday’s French focus: avoir peur = to be afraid. Vocabulary: une librairie (a bookshop), vendre (to sell), partir (to leave).\n\nLearn more from today’s episode with the full podcast transcript, English translation, vocabulary explanations, and extra learning materials: https://linguawire.com/episodes/french-a1-2026-07-04","author_name":"LinguaWire"}