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洛杉矶女议员拒绝“性小屋”提议
LA Councilmember Traci Park Rejects “Public Sex Huts” Proposal
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A man proposes free sex huts for homeless Angelenos; Traci Park rejects it and the city counts 45,194 without homes. HSK 1 Chinese listening practice.
This is an HSK 1 Chinese listening episode that runs about 3 minutes. The full Mandarin script is shown with tap-for-pinyin and a line-by-line English translation, so you can listen and read at once — comprehensible input in the sense of Stephen Krashen's i+1 theory. It teaches 18 key vocabulary words such as 家、睡觉、钱 and walks through 5 grammar patterns, each explained in English with examples. The same news story is retold at 4 difficulty levels — use the level selector above to find the version that is challenging but still understandable for you.
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In Los Angeles, a man said the city should give people without homes a small hut.
The hut is not big.
People without homes can come here.
Men and women can do what they want to do here.
This man is not a councilmember.
He is an ordinary person.
Many people sat there and listened to him.
He stood in front.
He said: this hut is for people without homes.
He said: people without homes can come here for free.
He said: this can make people happy.
He said: people with money can have it, and people without homes can have it too.
The money for this hut is everyone's money.
Some people were happy, and some were very unhappy.
Sex is a matter between men and women.
Many people do not like this hut.
Los Angeles is very big.
Los Angeles has many people without homes.
They have no money and no home.
Some of them have no work.
They want to have a home.
Now they sleep in parks.
A hut is not a home.
A councilmember saw this and was very unhappy.
She is a woman.
Her name is Traci Park.
She made a video.
In the video, she said: no.
She said: we are not doing sex huts.
She said: the Los Angeles councilmembers did not say they would do this.
The video is very short, and soon many people watched it.
Today, many people are watching this video.
Tomorrow, many people will watch it too.
On August 28, 2026, many people watched this video.
This was said by one person.
This person is not a Los Angeles councilmember.
The Los Angeles councilmembers did not say this.
Los Angeles did not do this.
In 2026, Los Angeles councilmembers said people without homes can sleep in parks.
Five years ago, Los Angeles councilmembers said people without homes could not sleep in parks.
Five years have passed.
During those five years, many people wanted a home.
Now, in twelve parks, people without homes can sleep.
A park is not a home.
They want to sleep in parks, and they also want a home.
Ten councilmembers said yes.
Three councilmembers said no.
Among these three councilmembers is Traci Park.
She said: we have given a lot of money to people without homes.
She said: the people of Los Angeles are very generous.
They gave a lot of money.
She said: they also want to see results.
She said: we are not doing sex huts.
In 2026, Los Angeles has 45,194 people without homes.
These more than 45,000 people all want a home.
They want a home, not a small hut.
People cannot live there.
Many people know about this video.
Think about it: if someone in your city said this, what would you say?
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What vocabulary does this episode teach?
词汇HSK 1. A home or a family. Here it means a place to live: 没有家的人 = people without homes; 想有一个家 = want to have a home.
HSK 1. A verb-object compound. 在公园里睡觉 = sleep in the park; 可以睡觉 = can sleep.
HSK 1. Money. 大家的钱 = everyone's money; 很多钱 = a lot of money.
HSK 1. 可以 + verb means can or may do something. 可以来这里 = can come here.
HSK 1. 想 + verb means want to do something; 想有 + noun means want to have. 他们想有一个家 = they want to have a home.
HSK 1. 让人高兴 = make people happy; 很不高兴 = very unhappy.
HSK 1. To know something. 很多人都知道 = many people know about it.
HSK 1. 喜欢 + noun or verb means like something or like doing something. 不喜欢这个小屋 = do not like this hut.
HSK 1. Work or a job. 有的人没有工作 = some people have no work.
HSK 1. Now. 现在，他们在公园里睡觉 = now they sleep in parks.
Beyond HSK 1. An elected member of a city council. 洛杉矶的议员 = Los Angeles councilmembers.
Beyond HSK 1. A video. 她做了一个视频 = she made a video; 看这个视频 = watch this video.
Beyond HSK 1. A small hut or small room. 性小屋 = sex hut; 一个小屋 = a small hut.
Beyond HSK 1. Sex. 性，是男人和女人的事 = sex is a matter between men and women.
Beyond HSK 1. Ordinary or common. 普通人 = an ordinary person, not an official.
Beyond HSK 1. A public park. 在公园里睡觉 = sleep in the park; 十二个公园 = twelve parks.
Beyond HSK 1. A result. 看到结果 = see results.
Beyond HSK 1. A city. 在你的城市里 = in your city.
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What grammar patterns appear in this episode?
语法可以 + 动词
可以 before a verb means 'can' or 'may' — it says something is allowed or possible.
没有家的人，可以来这里。
男人和女人，可以在这里做他们想做的事。
有 / 没有 + 名词
有 means 'have' and 没有 means 'have no' or 'there is no'. Use it for possession and existence.
他们没有钱，没有家。
洛杉矶有很多没有家的人。
想 + 动词 / 想有 + 名词
想 before a verb means 'want to'. 想有 means 'want to have'.
他们想有一个家。
他们想在公园里睡觉，也想有一个家。
是 + 名词 / 不是 + 名词
是 links a subject to a noun and defines what it is. 不是 is the negative form.
他是一个普通人。
小屋不是家。
时间词 + 里
里 after a time word means 'during' or 'within' that period.
五年里，很多人想有一个家。
Proper nouns
专有名词Sources
来源- L.A. councilwoman shoots down 'sex huts' for the homeless
- 'Public sex hut' program proposed during Los Angeles City Council meeting
- Wild proposal in city council meeting aimed at creating public 'sex huts' for LA homeless
- Public 'S*x Huts' for Homeless? LA Councilmember Traci Park's Blunt Response Goes Viral
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