A scone is a small, round, slightly sweet bread-cake. It is not a soft birthday cake and not a pancake.

A scone is a small, round, slightly sweet bread-cakescone是一種小小圓圓、帶點甜味的麵包狀糕點It is not a soft birthday cake它不是鬆軟的生日蛋糕 and not a pancake也不是鬆餅

You split it while it is still a bit warm and put butter on it. Some have raisins or other dried fruit inside; many are plain.

You split it while it is still a bit warm趁還有點溫熱時把它剖開 and put butter on it抹上奶油Some have raisins or other dried fruit inside有些裡面有葡萄乾或其他果乾 many are plain但很多是原味的

In Britain people eat them with jam and thick cream as a cream tea — and they argue, with real feeling, about jam first or cream first. Taiwan bakeries sell them too, often a little sweeter.

In Britain在英國 people eat them with jam and thick cream as a cream tea大家會配果醬和濃奶油一起吃，叫做cream tea and they argue, with real feeling, about jam first or cream first而且大家還會很認真地爭論到底要先抹果醬還是先抹奶油Taiwan bakeries sell them too台灣的麵包店也有賣 often a little sweeter通常做得甜一點

Though actually, even English speakers do not agree how to say the word: some rhyme it with “gone,” some with “cone.” Both are used; neither is a mistake. The food came up through Scots. It is homely, not fancy restaurant food, unless the restaurant is playing at being a tea shop.

even English speakers do not agree how to say the word就連英語母語者對這個字怎麼唸都沒有共識 some rhyme it with "gone,"有人唸得跟「gone」押韻 some with "cone."有人唸得跟「cone」押韻 Both are used; neither is a mistake兩種都有人用，都不算錯The food came up through Scots這種食物是從蘇格蘭語傳過來的It is homely它是家常味 not fancy restaurant food不是高級餐廳的食物 unless the restaurant is playing at being a tea shop除非那間餐廳是刻意在扮演茶館的樣子