EEC stands for the European Economic Community. It was a group of European countries that joined together, first of all to make trade easier — fewer taxes at the borders, shared rules for business. It began in the 1950s with a small number of countries and then grew.

EECEEC stands for the European Economic Community是「European Economic Community（歐洲經濟共同體）」的縮寫。It它 was a group of European countries that joined together是一群歐洲國家組成的聯盟，first of all to make trade easier最初是為了讓貿易更方便——fewer taxes at the borders, shared rules for business邊境的稅少一點、有共同的商業規則。It它 began in the 1950s with a small number of countries在1950年代由少數幾個國家開始，and then grew後來慢慢擴大。

In the early 1990s it turned into what we now call the European Union, which does more than trade: money, travel, and a lot of law. So EEC is the old name, not the name on the news today.

In the early 1990s在1990年代初，it turned into what we now call the European Union它變成了我們現在說的「歐洲聯盟（EU）」，which does more than trade: money, travel, and a lot of law歐盟做的不只是貿易：還有貨幣、旅行，還有很多法律。So EEC is the old name所以 EEC 是舊的名字，not the name on the news today不是今天新聞上會用的名字。

Older people, especially in Britain, still say EEC from habit. You will see it in history books and old newspapers.

Older people, especially in Britain年紀比較大的人，尤其是英國人，still say EEC from habit還是會習慣性地說 EEC。You你 will see it會看到這個縮寫 in history books and old newspapers在歷史課本和舊報紙裡。

It is official, formal language.

It這 is official, formal language是官方、正式的用語。