An anti-GM protester stands with a placard outside the British parliment in London. Italian Agriculture Minister Gianni Alemanno voiced concern that Britain's green light for limited commercial cultivation of genetically modified maize could affect Italy, where such crops are banned.(AFP/File/Jim Watson)

词汇：

anti-GM 反对转基因（食品）

placard n.布告

green light n.绿灯，放行，准许

limited adj.有限的，狭窄的，缺乏创见的

cultivation n.培养，耕作

genetic adj.遗传的

modified a.改良的，改进的

maize n.玉米