Give me a few minutes to compose myself here.

给我几分钟冷静一下。

" to compose" is to combine together, to form a whole.

“to compose”就是结合在一起，形成一个整体。

Only well enough to compose at a medium to high level.

只够谱写中到高水平的曲子。

He struggled to compose his face.

他竭力绷住脸。

He looked at the road, giving me time to compose my face.

他看着路面，让我有时间恢复脸上的镇定。

Without that background I wouldn't be able to compose, let's say, Inner Voices.

没有这样的背景，我就无法创作，比如说，《内心的声音》。

Think trying to sing along to the radio while you're trying to compose an email.

想象一下，试图跟着电台唱歌，同时还要撰写邮件。

Beethoven's handwritten notes on the second and third movements are meager—not enough to compose a symphony.

贝多芬第二乐章和第三乐章的手写音符很少，不足以创作交响曲。

Both models are miniatures but how they chose to compose the image made them feel larger than life.

这两个模特都是微缩模型，但他们选择的构图方式让他们感觉比真实的大。

Asteroids are known to be composed of clay and rocks, as well as metals like nickel and iron.

众所周知，小行星是由粘土和岩石，以及镍和铁等金属组成的。

" To compose, " however, is the verb.

然而，“作曲”是动词。

Let me try to compose a message.

让我尝试撰写一条消息。

Soon I heard him earnestly entreating me to be composed.

很快我就听到他恳切地恳求我镇定下来。

That's also why we need to compose new sound.

这也是我们需要创作新声音的原因。

It takes me a long time to compose a message.

我需要很长时间才能撰写一条消息。

They appear to be composed of water, fire and earth.

它们看起来像是由水、火和土组成的。

I felt a hot wave of blood rushing through my body and had to compose myself before I could answer.

我感到一股热血涌遍全身，不得不整理一下情绪才能回答。

Here I sit gasping for breath, and struggling to compose myself.

我坐在这里喘着粗气， 努力让自己镇定下来。

You must try to compose yourself.

你必须努力让自己冷静下来。

Until right before the wedding to compose them?

怎么拖到这时候了才开始写？