{"version":"1.0","type":"rich","provider_name":"Acast","provider_url":"https://acast.com","height":250,"width":700,"html":"<iframe src=\"https://embed.acast.com/$/6a2aca9071d362181f88a91d/6a50a1161c8f5a97d803a708?\" frameBorder=\"0\" width=\"700\" height=\"250\"></iframe>","title":"A2 Spanish News | Why Traffic Through Hormuz Is Falling","thumbnail_width":200,"thumbnail_height":200,"thumbnail_url":"https://open-images.acast.com/shows/6a2aca9071d362181f88a91d/068e2bca-69e0-4e3a-9370-6cccec7b9f3d.jpg?height=200","description":"Improve your Spanish with slow news for A2 listening practice.\n\nIn this episode: Traffic through the Strait of Hormuz drops sharply after new strikes, as fewer oil, gas, and cargo ships use the US-recommended route. Also: A factory fire in Jinjiang, China's shoe capital, kills at least 28 people as rescue crews battle heavy smoke and flames.\n\nToday’s Spanish focus: dejar de + infinitivo = to stop doing something. Vocabulary: barcos (ships), ruta (route), paso (passage).\n\nLearn more from today’s episode with the full podcast transcript, English translation, vocabulary explanations, and extra learning materials: https://linguawire.com/episodes/spanish-a2-2026-07-10","author_name":"LinguaWire"}