If you were apprehensive, you were in the good company of

English translation: you were one of...

07:40 Apr 15, 2008

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English term or phrase: If you were apprehensive, you were in the good company of

If you were apprehensive, you were in the good company of Dylan aficionados still grappling with the trickster mystique of the 66-year-old singer-songwriter who see the Pulitzer as another chapter in his complicated history with the establishment, an ongoing dance of distancings and détentes.

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Selected answer:you were one of...

Explanation:
in the good company of means that you were not the only one.
It basically says that you were not the only one who was apprehensive, the Dylan afficionados were also apprehensive.

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you were one of...

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If you were concerned, then you were probably right ...

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if you were apprehensive, you were in the good company of

you were one of...

Explanation:
in the good company of means that you were not the only one.
It basically says that you were not the only one who was apprehensive, the Dylan afficionados were also apprehensive.

Michael Iakovides
Local time: 14:33
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Greek,

English
PRO pts in category: 4

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if you were apprehensive, you were in the good company of If you were concerned, then you were probably right ...

Explanation:
The paragraph can be paraphrased as follows:

If you were concerned, then you were probably right because people who are knowledgable about Dylan are also struggling with the difficult professional persona of 66-year-old singer-songwriter (Dylan). These knowledgable people see the Pulitzer Prize awarded to Dylan as one of many episodes where Dylan's actions in relation to the establishment could be interpreted as either attraction or rejection.

Matthew McGuinness
United Kingdom
Local time: 12:33
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Native speaker of: English

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