nytimes translationthe people expect us to solve some problems,not run for the hillsWhat's "run for the hills"?还有这2个句子His tone was colloquial,even relaxed; at one point he joked that the bank bailout was “about as popular as root canal.

nytimes translation
the people expect us to solve some problems,not run for the hills
What's "run for the hills"?
还有这2个句子His tone was colloquial,even relaxed; at one point he joked that the bank bailout was “about as popular as root canal.”
The speech,Mr.Obama’s third to a joint session of Congress,comes at a particularly rocky point in his presidency,
重点讲解这两个短语：As popular as root canal?Comes at a rocky point?

竞选；匆匆去取；赶紧去请
run for
1.竞选；让…竞选：例句:Mr Brown did not want to run for governor of the state last year.
布朗先生去年不想竞选州长.The Republican Party will run Johnson for President.
共和党将提出让约翰逊竞选总统.
2.赶紧去请；匆匆去取：例句:Run for the doctor,the old man is dying.
这个老头儿不行了,赶快去找医生.
Once he put the gun down,the Clutters would run for the hills.
当他放下枪,他们就会逃跑
此处为逃跑的意思
root canal根管治疗术是牙髓病及根尖周病的主要治疗手段,是口内领域最基本、最彻底的治疗方法,通常患者需就诊2～3次才能完成治疗.
bank bailout 银行救世就像是美国牙根管治疗一样,是普遍的现象.
rocky point 此次演说在他任职期间意义非凡.rocky point 摇摆点

What's "run for the hills"? 逃避；回避。