{"version":"1.0","type":"rich","provider_name":"Acast","provider_url":"https://acast.com","height":250,"width":700,"html":"<iframe src=\"https://embed.acast.com/$/6a2b43d5479dfe546fd07156/6a48887f04fac73b24fd9038?\" frameBorder=\"0\" width=\"700\" height=\"250\"></iframe>","title":"A1 German News | Hong Kong Bookseller Who Defied China Dies","thumbnail_width":200,"thumbnail_height":200,"thumbnail_url":"https://open-images.acast.com/shows/6a2b43d5479dfe546fd07156/1dd4e3c0-9f80-4425-a4b6-5cc6e6209973.jpg?height=200","description":"Learn with slow German news for A1 listening practice.\n\nIn this episode: A Nasa-funded spacecraft launches to catch the falling Swift telescope and lift it back to a safer orbit. Also: Hong Kong bookseller Lam Wing-kee dies in Taipei after selling books critical of China and fleeing to Taiwan.\n\nToday’s German focus: fallen = to fall. Vocabulary: retten (to save or rescue), Angst haben (to be afraid), aufmachen (to open).\n\nLearn more from today’s episode with the full podcast transcript, English translation, vocabulary explanations, and extra learning materials: https://linguawire.com/episodes/german-a1-2026-07-04","author_name":"LinguaWire"}