Taffy is a soft, chewy sweet made by boiling sugar with butter and then pulling it — literally stretching the warm mass over and over, which puts air into it, makes it lighter in colour, and gives it that soft chew. It comes in bright colours and lots of flavours, and it is strongly associated with American seaside towns; 'saltwater taffy' from the New Jersey shore is the famous version, sold in little wrapped twists.

Taffy is a soft, chewy sweet Taffy是一種軟軟有嚼勁的糖果 made by boiling sugar with butter做法是把糖和奶油一起煮 and then pulling it然後拉扯它 literally stretching the warm mass over and over也就是把溫熱的糖團一次又一次地拉伸 which puts air into it這樣會讓空氣跑進去 makes it lighter in colour顏色變淺 and gives it that soft chew也讓它有那種軟軟的嚼勁 It comes in bright colours and lots of flavours它有鮮豔的顏色和很多口味 and it is strongly associated with American seaside towns而且跟美國海邊小鎮的印象緊密相連 'saltwater taffy' from the New Jersey shore is the famous version來自紐澤西海岸的'saltwater taffy'是最有名的版本 sold in little wrapped twists用小小的扭結包裝賣

The important thing for a Taiwanese student is that this is an American word. In British English the same kind of sweet is called toffee, and taffy is not really used.

The important thing for a Taiwanese student is對台灣學生來說重要的是 that this is an American word這是一個美式用語 In British English the same kind of sweet is called toffee在英式英文裡同一種糖果叫做toffee and taffy is not really used taffy這個字則不太會用

But careful — the two are not exactly the same thing. American toffee is harder and more brittle, closer to what Taiwanese students know as 牛軋糖's harder cousin, while taffy is the soft pull-y one.

But careful但要小心 the two are not exactly the same thing這兩者其實不完全一樣 American toffee is harder and more brittle美式的toffee比較硬、比較脆 closer to what Taiwanese students know as 牛軋糖's harder cousin比較接近台灣學生熟悉的牛軋糖裡比較硬的那種親戚 while taffy is the soft pull-y one而taffy則是軟軟、有拉伸感的那種

There is also a completely separate meaning, from a different origin: Taffy with a capital T is an old British nickname for a Welsh person, from the Welsh name Dafydd (David). It is dated and can be offensive, so know it when you read it, but do not use it.

There is also a completely separate meaning, from a different origin還有一個完全不同來源的意思 Taffy with a capital T is an old British nickname for a Welsh person大寫的Taffy是英國舊時對威爾斯人的暱稱 from the Welsh name Dafydd (David)來自威爾斯名字Dafydd（相當於David） It is dated and can be offensive這說法過時了而且可能冒犯人 so know it when you read it所以讀到的時候要知道它的意思 but do not use it但不要自己用