第二期EQ英语与21世纪英语报合作推出的CHATTERBOX内容如下：

• Podcast

音频片段：需要 Adobe Flash Player（9 或以上版本）播放音频片段。 点击这里下载最新版本。您需要开启浏览器的 JavaScript 支持。

• Background

Oliver is complaining to Janice about his exam stress. Janice firmly reminds him that he is not the only person in this situation.

• Dialogue:

Oliver: I can’t bear it – so many exams in just one week. I’ve hardly slept. I keep awake at night in my dorm studying – it’s awful. I can’t cope with it any longer!

Janice: Oh Oliver, stop complaining about it. You are not the only one taking end of year exams you know? Everyone in their final year is doing the same! We are all in the same boat!

Oliver: Yeah, I know. Sorry, I’ve just been getting really stressed recently – I need to moan to make myself feel better.

• We’re all in the same boat

We’re all in the same boat直译为“我们都在同一条船上”，引申为“大家处境相同”。Oliver不停地抱怨考试太多，复习时间不够。坐在一旁的Janice提醒他其实考试对谁都一样——大家处境相同。