By some counts, Mexico City has more museums than any other city. Yet a proposal for a new one has caused an uproar(轩然大波；喧嚣). On September 20th Reforma, an influential newspaper, revealed the defence ministry’s plans to build a vast museum complex(建筑群；综合体) dedicated to(致力于；专用于) the armed forces in Chapultepec(查普尔特佩克公园，墨西哥城主要公园), the capital’s main park.
按某些统计，墨西哥城的博物馆数量超过任何其他城市。然而，一座新博物馆的提案却引发了轩然大波。9月20日，颇具影响力的《改革报》披露了国防部的计划：要在首都的主要公园查普尔特佩克建造一座庞大的军事博物馆建筑群。
The backlash(强烈反对；反弹) was swift. NGOs issued statements; residents circulated(传阅；传播) petitions. On September 24th Clara Brugada, the capital’s mayor, declared that the museum could not be built in Chapultepec. A week after the plan came to light, the army said that it would seek a different location.(计划曝光一周后，军方表示将另寻地址。)
反弹迅速而至。非政府组织发表声明，居民传阅请愿书。9月24日，首都市长克拉拉·布鲁加达宣布，该博物馆不能在查普尔特佩克建造。计划曝光一周后，军方表示将另寻地址。
A new address may appease(安抚；平息) environmentalists, who noted that the proposed site was on protected land in the “lung of the city”, an important public space for residents. But it probably won’t calm the furore(公愤；轰动). Many balk at spending 1.7bn pesos ($94m) on a museum when the defence ministry already has several, and while Mexico spends a paltry 0.7% of GDP on public security in which the army plays a large role.(许多人反对在国防部已有多座博物馆、且墨西哥公共安全投入仅占GDP 0.7%的情况下，还花17亿比索建新馆。) That is less than half the average in the OECD, a club of rich and middle-income countries, despite Mexico being far more dangerous.(这不到经合组织平均水平的一半，尽管墨西哥危险得多。)
新地址或许能安抚环保人士——他们指出，原选址位于“城市之肺”的受保护土地上，那是居民重要的公共空间。但这很可能无法平息众怒。许多人反对在国防部已拥有数座博物馆的情况下，还要花费17亿比索（约9400万美元）新建一座，况且墨西哥在公共安全上的投入仅占GDP的0.7%，而军队在其中扮演着重要角色。这不到经合组织（一个由富裕和中等收入国家组成的俱乐部）平均水平的一半，尽管墨西哥的危险程度远高于这些国家。