熟词生义：“in a pickle”不是指“在泡菜里”

大家好，今天我们分享一个非常有用且地道的表达——in a pickle, 这个短语的不是指“在泡菜里”，它的真正含义是：

in a pickle 处于困境

Boy, am I in a pickle—I accidentally made plans to meet with two different clients today. 

天啊，我处于困境之中，我碰巧计划了和两个不同的客户见面。 

We're in a pretty pickle now because the hotel gave our room away.

我们现在处于困境之中因为宾馆把我们房间暴露了出去。 

John has gotten himself into a pickle. He has two dates for the party. 

约翰陷入了麻烦，他派对通知了两个不同日期。

Now we are in a pretty pickle. We are out of gas.

现在我们处于困境中，我们没有气了。 

Things are in a real pickle at the moment, I’m afraid. My assistant’s left and I’m completely lost without him! 

我恐怕事情处于困境中，我助手离开了，没有他我彻底迷失了。 

Can you help me? I’m in a bit of a pickle.

你能帮助我吗，我有点困难。