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A1 French News | Hong Kong Bookseller Who Defied China Dies
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- Jul 4, 2026
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- 352
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Summary
Learn with slow French news for A1 listening practice.In this episode: A NASA-funded robot launches to catch the falling Swift space telescope and lift it to a safer orbit. Also: Hong Kong bookseller Lam Wing-kee dies in Taiwan after a life linked to books, criticism of Beijing, and free speech.Today’s French focus: avoir peur = to be afraid. Vocabulary: une librairie (a bookshop), vendre (to sell), partir (to leave).Learn more from today’s episode with the full podcast transcript, English translation, vocabulary explanations, and extra learning materials: https://linguawire.com/episodes/french-a1-2026-07-04 Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.