VOA慢速英语:In Combating Obesity, a 12-Year-Old Leads by Example

perspective – n. the capacity to view things in their true relations or relative importance

combat – v. to struggle against;

5-K – n. a long-distance road running competition over a distance of five kilometers or 3.1069 miles.

cafeteria – n. a place (such as a restaurant or a room in a school) where people get food at a counter and carry it to a table for eating

epidemic – n. a sudden quickly spreading occurrence of something harmful or unwanted

prevalence – n. the fact or condition of being common or widespread

vending machine – n. a machine that you put money into in order to buy food, drinks, etc.

bake sale – n. an event in which people try to earn money by selling baked foods (such as cookies and pies)