{"version":"1.0","type":"rich","provider_name":"Acast","provider_url":"https://acast.com","height":250,"width":700,"html":"<iframe src=\"https://embed.acast.com/$/6a2b43d5479dfe546fd07156/6a9b60d2f8f4d4258917a2c4?\" frameBorder=\"0\" width=\"700\" height=\"250\"></iframe>","title":"A1 German News | After 8 Years, BepiColombo Reaches Mercury's Final Stretch","thumbnail_width":200,"thumbnail_height":200,"thumbnail_url":"https://open-images.acast.com/shows/6a2b43d5479dfe546fd07156/5e1113b6-36b1-441b-bfb0-9ab893053f30.jpg?height=200","description":"<p>Learn German through today’s real news. Slow, clear German at A1, with a full transcript and English translation.</p>\n\n<p>In this episode: A spacecraft reaches the final stretch of an eight-year trip to Mercury, after many flybys and course changes. Also: Volkswagen approves another huge job cut plan as sales fall and competition stays fierce.</p>\n\n<p>Heute: BepiColombo ist fast bei Merkur · Volkswagen streicht viele Jobs.</p>\n\n<p>Today’s German focus: ist = is. Vocabulary: die Sonde (space probe), die Bahn (orbit), der Antrieb (propulsion).</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/german-a1-2026-09-05\">https://linguawire.com/episodes/german-a1-2026-09-05</a></p>","author_name":"LinguaWire"}