1. The radio manager looked down at me.look down at sb.向下看着某人
e.g. Tom, look down at the river. Seeall those boats and ships?
汤姆,看下面的河。看到那些大大小小的船只吗?

2. I sat close to the radio in the livingroom.
close to临近，靠近
sit close to sth.坐在...的旁边e.g. Take away the box close to thedesk.
把那个盒子放在靠近桌子的地方。

3. I sat close to the radio in the living room,listening to my favorite programmesand to the voices of my favoritepresenters.
(listening...presenters)在句中做状语,表示伴随。my favorite programmes和the voice of my favorite programmes并列做listening to的宾语，and后面省略了listening。

4.It seemed that they were speaking not tolots of listeners but to me in person.
It seems +that从句:看起来似乎...It seems to sb.+ that从句:在某人看来似乎.....
e.g. It seemed that she was interested inthe book.
in person亲自，本人
e.g. She went to New York to receive theaward in person.