Listening comprehension is believed to be colsely related to the faculty of memory and a good memory,doubtless to say,plays an important role in the improvement of listening comprehension.However,it is not so practical to rely solely on human brain to remember large amount of information and students make mistakes in listening comprehension when they rely solely on their brain.The special function of taking brief notes,which is done in simple symbols or abbreviated forms of words,greatly helps students remember more things easily and remind them of the details they have heard.The purpose of the paper is to show that students' ears and hands should work together while listening in order to improve their comprehensive listening ability.One can never rely merely on the function of a single physical organ.