英语长难句并不会过多涉及到题型的差异，不管考英一还是英二，这些长难句都是在帮助大家积累词汇和理解句子。所以不必过分在意是英语一或者英语二的真题。
　　今日长难句
　　Since architecture was not yet a specialized profession in the colonies, the design of buildings was life either to amateur designers or to carpenters who undertook to interpret architectural manuals imported from England.
　　词汇分析
　　①architecture n.体系结构；建筑学；建筑风格；（总体、层次）结构specialized adj.专门的；专业的；专用的v.专攻(specialize的过去式和过去分词)
　　②undertook v.承诺；着手；担任( undertake的过去式 )；保证
　　③interpret vt.解释；理解；口译；诠释,体现vi.作解释;作口译
　　结构分析
　　句子主干是the design of buildings was life either to amateur designers or to carpenters。since引导的是原因状语从句。who undertook to interpret architectural manuals imported from England作amateur designers or carpenters的定语。
　　翻译
　　由于建筑在殖民地还不是一项专门的职业，房屋设计或者由业余设计者来做，或者由那些承担对从英国进口的建筑手册的翻译任务的木匠来做。