Please note that my relationship is not in a pickle.

我的关系并没有处于困境中。

In a pickle you'll be stuck like a chicken you'll cluck.

你就象是箭在弦上不得不发，就象小鸡本能的咯咯叫。

Oh no, we are in a pickle now that the car will not start.

啊，真糟糕，我们的车发动不起来了。

If you put a cucumber in a solution of vinegar and spices for a long time, it becomes a pickle.

把黄瓜搁到醋里一段时间后就成了泡黄瓜（腌菜）。