Language points

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1.Antique shops exert a peculiar fascination on a great many people.

exert a peculiar fascination on sb:对某人有一种特殊的魅力

Ex

Antique shops appeal to a great many people.

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2.The more expensive kind of antique shop where rare objects are beautifully displayed in glass cases to keep them free from dust is usually a forbidding place.

句型分析

句子的主干为：The more expensive kind of antique shop is usually a forbidding place.

Where引导的定语从句修饰antique shop

Rare objects：文物，稀有物品，可以用Rarity代替

Keep sb /sth free from ：使不受......（影响，危害等）

Ex

You can't keep yourselves free from anxieties like tramps.

We put our books in bookcase to keep them free from dust.