The Tralfamadorians see in four dimensions, the fourth dimension being time.

特拉法马铎星球上的人能看到四维空间，而这第四个空间就是时间。

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Tralfamadorians have seen every instant of their lives already; they cannot choose to change anything about their fate, but can choose to focus on any moment in their lives that they wish.

该星球上的人还可以看到自己人生的每一个瞬间，他们无法改变自己的命运，但他们可以选择将自己的生命停留在自己希望的某个时刻。

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The main character, Billy Pilgrim, is kidnapped by small green aliens called Tralfamadorians, who teach him the true nature of time: that all moments in the past, present and future exist always, and that death is just an unpleasant moment, neither an end nor a beginning.

ECONOMIST: Kurt Vonnegut | The