ASEAN is a club of ten countries in Southeast Asia. They meet so that trade can grow, daily life can get better, and cultures can mix without war getting in the way. The members are Indonesia, Malaysia, Thailand, Singapore, Vietnam, Brunei, Laos, Cambodia, Myanmar, and the Philippines.

ASEAN is a club of ten countries in Southeast AsiaASEAN是東南亞十個國家組成的一個組織 They meet so that trade can grow他們聚在一起是為了讓貿易能夠成長 daily life can get better讓日常生活可以變得更好 and cultures can mix without war getting in the way也讓不同文化可以交流，而不會被戰爭擋在中間 The members are Indonesia, Malaysia, Thailand, Singapore, Vietnam, Brunei, Laos, Cambodia, Myanmar, and the Philippines成員國有印尼、馬來西亞、泰國、新加坡、越南、汶萊、寮國、柬埔寨、緬甸，還有菲律賓

News and business people say ASEAN all the time for this group, and sometimes they stretch it to mean “that whole corner of Asia.” Though actually it is a real organisation with rules and meetings, not just a nickname for the map — and Taiwan is not a member.

News and business people say ASEAN all the time for this group新聞界和商界的人常常用ASEAN來指這個組織 and sometimes they stretch it to mean “that whole corner of Asia.”有時候還會把它延伸來指「亞洲的那整個角落」 Though actually it is a real organisation with rules and meetings不過其實它是一個有規則、有會議的真實組織 not just a nickname for the map而不只是地圖上的一個暱稱 — and Taiwan is not a member而且台灣並不是成員國

The letters stand for Association of Southeast Asian Nations. English speakers do not all say it the same way; you will hear something like “ASH-ee-an” or “AH-see-ahn.”

The letters stand for Association of Southeast Asian Nations這幾個字母代表的是Association of Southeast Asian Nations（東南亞國協） English speakers do not all say it the same way英語使用者念法並不完全一樣 you will hear something like “ASH-ee-an” or “AH-see-ahn.”你會聽到像"ASH-ee-an"或"AH-see-ahn"這樣的念法