We tend to imagine that the Victorians were very prim and proper.

我们往往认为维多利亚时代的人非常古板、循规蹈矩。

The Victorians were the last people to invest properly in the railways.

维多利亚时代的人是恰当投资铁路的最后一代人。

The Victorians regarded the railways as bringing progress and civilization.

维多利亚时代的人认为铁路带来了进步和文明。

The Victorians worshipped Shakespeare with a reverence that George Bernard Shaw called bardolatry.

维多利亚时代的人崇敬莎士比亚，这被乔治·萧伯纳称为莎士比亚崇拜。

Christmas really took off for the Victorians because of the German tradition of the Tannenbaum Christmas tree.

由于德国传统的坦南鲍姆圣诞树，圣诞节在维多利亚时代开始流行起来。