最該做的事是投資自己
As the whole world enters a time of intense inflation, the inflation rate of its largest economic body, the US, has reached 8.5% in March, marking a 40-year high.
（理財周刊授權節錄）全球經濟邁入高通膨時代，做為世界第一大經濟體的美國，今年3月份通膨率飆升至8.5％，創下40年來新高，
intense(adj.)強烈的;極度的;激烈的intense heat酷熱an intense pain劇痛
From oil, source materials to daily goods, not one industry has been spared from the hike, and people’s purchasing power has suffered a hit from escalating, worldwide inflation.
從油價、原物料到生活雜貨，無一不漲，不斷升溫的全球性通膨打擊民眾荷包的購買力。
source materials原物料=raw materialsgoods(n.)貨物;商品=merchandisespare(adj.)備用的(v.)抽出(時間);撥出(金錢或其他資源)、饒恕、使避免;使免遭a spare pair of glasses備用眼鏡spare batteries備用電池price hike物價上漲purchase(v.)購買escalating=rising不斷上升的
Warren Buffett’s investment company, Berkshire Hathaway, recently held its first physical shareholder meeting since 2019, and inflation undoubtedly became an important issue.
由巴菲特執掌的投資公司波克夏海瑟威（Berkshire Hathaway）近日召開2019年以來首場實體股東會，無疑地，通貨膨脹成為這場股東會的重要議題，
hold-held-held舉行;舉辦(活動)physical(adj.)實體的a physical store實體商店virtual(adj.)虛擬的virtual reality虛擬實境(VR)
Everyone was itching to know how to withstand the immense inflationary pressure.
外界好奇，在高通膨時代該如何投資以抵抗通膨，
itch(v.)癢;發癢、渴望;極想=desirewithstand(v.)經受、承受、頂住=resist(v.)a bridge designed to withstand earthquakes具有抗震設計的橋樑inflationary(adj.)(引起)通貨膨脹的inflationary pressure通貨膨脹壓力
Buffett was frank: the best protective measure and investment strategy are to develop your own skillset.
巴菲特直言，最好的防禦措施與最佳的投資策略就是精進自身的技能。
protective measure防禦措施skillset(n.)綜合技能;技能組合=skill set
“Whatever abilities you have can’t be taken away from you. They can’t actually be inflated away from you.”
「不論你擁有的是什麼技能，它都不會被通膨拿走。」
whatever 不管怎樣;無論甚麼inflate(v.)(使)充氣;(使)膨脹
Buffett explained that skills, unlike currency, won’t fall in value due to inflation: Whatever the value of money is, as long as there is a demand in the market for your expertise, you will earn pay corresponding to its value.
巴菲特表示，技能與通貨不同之處在於，專業技能不會因通膨而減損其價值，無論金錢的價值如何變化，只要你的專業有其市場需求，就能交換到與當時相應價值的金錢。
currency(n.)通貨;貨幣foreign currency外匯as long as…只要…=so long asexpert(n.)專家expertise(n.)專門技術;專門知識;專長correspond to…與～符合;一致
Thus, Buffett proposed any self-investment that is beneficial to one’s self-improvement as the best strategy against inflation.
由此，巴菲特建議，現階段抵抗通膨的最佳策略，就是投資任何有助於發展自我的事物，
be beneficial to…對～有益=be good for…
Try to become the best in a field, because the skill and expertise you possess are inflation-proof and even exempt from taxation.
設法讓自己成為某個領域的佼佼者，因為個人的能力與專業並不受通膨影響，而且這樣的投資還不必被課稅。
field(n.)領域possess(v.)擁有(財產);具備(特質或能力)-proof防...的;抗…的;能抵禦water-proof boots防水的靴子a fire-proof safe防火的保險箱(be) exempt from…被免除(義務或付款)的;被豁免的taxation(n.)課稅;徵稅