the danger is that he will fall too in love with something too like himself.

危险在于他很容易恋上与他有相似之处的事物
He has to hold off this possibility of being too attracted to these male predecessors

他要排除那种被与他相似的男性前辈
who are too similar to him.

所吸引的可能性
This should cue you to think about the theme of doubling in this novel,

由这点你们可以好好想想小说中的迂回主题
to think about the possibility of desire between men here,

想想男性之间产生欲望的可能性
to think about the word "queer," the treatment of Gaston Godin,

想想"同性恋"这个词加斯顿·葛丁的疗法
that funny French character in Beardsley,

就是《比尔兹利》中那个可笑的法国人
to think about Humbert's constant protestations that he's attractive to all women,

想想亨伯特一贯的所有女人都喜欢他的说辞
about his supposed virility.

以及他所谓的男子气概
And it should just make you wonder whether pedophilia is

这可能会使你们想到
in itself a kind of knight's move from homosexuality.

恋童癖本质是否是一种指向同性恋话题的跨越式手法
In other words, is there another form of perverted desire

换句话说我们所见到的欲望背后