{"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/6a9b620bd024784c99b55347?\" frameBorder=\"0\" width=\"700\" height=\"250\"></iframe>","title":"A1 French News | After 8 Years, BepiColombo Reaches Mercury's Final Stretch","thumbnail_width":200,"thumbnail_height":200,"thumbnail_url":"https://open-images.acast.com/shows/6a29a7413f4eb34728c4200e/324a9e77-c571-43cd-89be-e8124994cfc6.jpg?height=200","description":"<p>Learn French through today’s real news. Slow, clear French at A1, with a full transcript and English translation.</p>\n\n<p>In this episode: BepiColombo is in the final stretch to Mercury after an eight-year trip, using flybys and plasma propulsion before gravity can capture it into orbit. Also: Volkswagen&#x27;s board approves another 50,000 job cuts, bringing its planned total to 100,000 by 2030 as the company restructures.</p>\n\n<p>Aujourd&#x27;hui : BepiColombo vers Mercure · Volkswagen coupe 50 000 emplois.</p>\n\n<p>Today’s French focus: il faut - it is necessary = it is necessary. Vocabulary: module (module), vitesse (speed), poussée (thrust).</p>\n\n<p>Learn more from today’s episode with the full podcast transcript, English translation, vocabulary explanations, and extra learning materials: <a href=\"https://linguawire.com/episodes/french-a1-2026-09-05\">https://linguawire.com/episodes/french-a1-2026-09-05</a></p>","author_name":"LinguaWire"}