{"version":"1.0","type":"rich","provider_name":"Acast","provider_url":"https://acast.com","height":250,"width":700,"html":"<iframe src=\"https://embed.acast.com/$/6a29bd4132e30dceaf22a1db/6a93826ecbb5391397a6d22a?\" frameBorder=\"0\" width=\"700\" height=\"250\"></iframe>","title":"B1 English News | Pirates Die in Ship Rescue","thumbnail_width":200,"thumbnail_height":200,"thumbnail_url":"https://open-images.acast.com/shows/6a29bd4132e30dceaf22a1db/cba3d93c-255f-45dc-9630-2a6f9d39feea.jpg?height=200","description":"<p>Learn English through today’s real news. Natural-pace English at B1, with a full transcript.</p>\n\n<p>In this episode: Turkish and Somali forces free a cargo ship after a ten-day pirate siege off Somalia, and 14 pirates are reported killed. Also: Addisu Gobena wins the Sydney Marathon in record time, while Peres Jepchirchir takes the women&#x27;s title.</p>\n\n<p>Today’s English focus: have freed, to have freed = to have freed. Vocabulary: vessel (ship), pressure (force or pressure), cooperation (working together).</p>\n\n<p>Learn more from today’s episode with the full podcast transcript, vocabulary explanations, and extra learning materials: <a href=\"https://linguawire.com/episodes/english-b1-2026-08-30\">https://linguawire.com/episodes/english-b1-2026-08-30</a></p>","author_name":"LinguaWire"}