Naoko Kurahashi Neilson is a physicist at Drexel University in Philadelphia.

尼尔森直子是费城德雷塞尔大学的物理学家。

Her family is also based on Naoko's, they even have the same names!

她的家庭也以直子的家庭为原型，甚至连名字也一样！

Naoko Yamazaki, Japan's second female astronaut, has seen the impact of this stuff first hand.

山崎直子，日本第二位女子宇航员，已经看到过这些小斑点的影响了。

Because you were there, said Naoko.

因为你在那里，直子说。

I'd really like some, said Naoko.

“我真的很想要一些，”直子说。

Naoko Imoto is a Japanese swimmer who competed at the 1996 Olympics. She has been working with the Tokyo Olympic Committee.

井本直步子是日本游泳运动员，曾参加1996年奥运会。她一直在东京奥林匹克委员会工作。

If you want to take care of Naoko, take care of yourself too.

如果你想照顾直子，也请照顾好你自己。

Not as cute as Naoko, but pretty damn cute.

虽然不像直子那么可爱，但也很可爱。

We can stay up late today, said Naoko.

“今天我们可以熬夜，”直子说。

Naoko and Reiko came back together at five-thirty.

五点三十分，直子和玲子一起回来了。

I'm not trying to make excuses, but I was in pain, I said to Naoko.

我并不是想找借口，但我很痛苦，我对直子说。

Thanks for your letter, wrote Naoko.

谢谢你的来信，直子写道。

She followed Norwegian Wood with a few bossa novas while I kept my eyes on Naoko.

她跟着《挪威的森林》弹了几首波萨诺瓦舞曲，而我则盯着直子。

The problem was that that kind of thing couldn't go on forever, said Naoko.

直子说，问题是这种事情不能永远持续下去。

It's a quiet place, so people talk quietly, said Naoko.

直子说，这是一个安静的地方，所以人们说话都很轻声。

Following Naoko's instructions, I took a city bus to a small terminal serving the northern

按照直子的指示，我乘坐城市巴士前往一个服务于北部地区的小终点站。

Naoko opened a bottle of wine. We drank, had some cake, and enjoyed a simple dinner.

直子打开了一瓶酒。我们喝了酒，吃了一些蛋糕，然后享用了一顿简单的晚餐。

Sorry we're so late, said Reiko, batting Naoko's head.

抱歉，我们来得太晚了，玲子拍着直子的头说道。

Naoko's youthfulness struck me in a new way.

直子的青春气息以新的方式打动了我。

Naoko didnt seem to be very happy with the adaptations of her work to the big screen, so she decided to protect the anime by copyright law.

直子对自己的作品被搬上大银幕似乎不太满意，所以她决定用版权法保护这些动漫。