50. "Genocide has been committed in Darfur and that the Government of Sudan and the Jingaweit bear responsibility,” reported by Colin Powell, who was not beating __________ like Clinton's administration did during the Rwanda Genocide.
(A) about the woods
(B) around the bush
(C) away the brook
(D) under the bridge

題目翻譯：
"Genocide has been committed in Darfur and that the Government of Sudan and the Jingaweit bear responsibility,” reported by Colin Powell, who was not beating __________ like Clinton's administration did during the Rwanda Genocide.
「達佛地區已發生種族滅絕，蘇丹政府與金戈威德需負責，」柯林．鮑爾如此表示；他不像柯林頓政府在盧安達種族滅絕期間那樣________。

選項翻譯：
(A) about the woods [əˈbaʊt ðə wʊdz]：在樹林附近（語意不通）
(B) around the bush [əˈraʊnd ðə bʊʃ]：拐彎抹角
(C) away the brook [əˈweɪ ðə brʊk]：遠離小溪（語意不通）
(D) under the bridge [ˈʌndɚ ðə brɪdʒ]：在橋下（語意不通）

解析：
固定片語「beat around the bush」表示「拐彎抹角、不直接說」，最符合句意。

答案為 (B) around the bush。

bear responsibility：承擔責任