in a pickle 跟“泡菜”没有关系，它有其他寓意

人生起起落落，往往都是计划赶不上变化，但是只要平时做好充分的准备和保持一颗积极向上和乐观的心态，那么无论遇到什么困境和曲折，都能逆流而上，勇攀高峰，因此遇到困境，不要退缩，要正面迎击。

在英语中，表达“困境”常用的表达方式是“dilemma [dɪˈlemə]” 或 “difficult position”等等，例如：

dilemma:

They try to find a way out of their dilemma.

他们试图摆脱困境。

He was in a dilemma about the party invitation.

对于是否应邀参加聚会他左右为难。

difficult position:

This put him and his colleagues in a difficult position.

这使他和他的同事陷于困境。

He's going to be in a very difficult position indeed if things go badly for him

如果事情进展不顺利的话，他的处境将非常艰难。

有一个习语 in a pickle，它跟“泡菜”没有关系，用来比喻处境困难，也可以译为”处于困境，处境窘迫“，例如：

Seeing as the deadline was looming and Grace was yet to round up the project, she realised she was in a pickle.

眼看着最后期限就要到了，格蕾丝还没有完成这个项目，她意识到自己陷入了困境。

Alice is definitely in a pickle as she didn't meet her last month's sales target.

艾丽斯没有达到上个月的销售目标，她肯定是遇到困难了。

I hate being in a pickle as it makes me frustrated and stressed.

我讨厌陷入困境，因为这会让我感到沮丧和压力。

Amanda's boss caught her stealing from the till machine and turned her over to the cops. Now, she's in a pickle.

阿曼达的老板发现她从自动收银机里偷东西，把她交给了警察。现在，她陷入困境。

解析：till 可以作名词，译为”（大商店中的）交款处，收银台；（现金出纳机的）放钱的抽屉“。

Companies find themselves in a pickle when their markets change.

公司在市场发生变化时会发现自己身陷困境。

以什么样的态度面对生活给与的东西，就会有什么样的结果。其实无论生活给与什么都不重要，重要的是心态。