[ti:Trump: 3 Americans Held in North Korea Released] [by:www.51voa.com] [00:00.00]更多听力请访问51VOA.COM [00:00.04]President Donald Trump says three Americans who were detained in North Korea have been released. [00:08.12]Trump said the three men are returning to the United States with Secretary of State Mike Pompeo. [00:16.44]The president made the announcement on Twitter Wednesday. [00:21.56]He added that the three "seem to be in good health." [00:26.88]Trump also said he plans to meet with the released Americans [00:31.63]when they land at Andrews Air Force Base in Maryland. [00:36.80]The announcement follows Pompeo's visit to North Korea. [00:42.12]The secretary of state went there to prepare for talks [00:46.00]between Trump and North Korean leader Kim Jong Un. [00:50.76]Trump added that Pompeo had a "good meeting" with Kim. [00:56.20]The three Korean-Americans released by North Korea [01:00.01]had spent many months trapped in the country. [01:04.56]Tony Kim and Kim Hak Song were teaching at the Pyongyang University of Science and Technology. [01:12.48]They were separately detained in 2017. [01:17.24]North Korean officials accused the two of anti-state activities [01:22.76]and trying to overthrow the government. [01:27.00]The third detainee, Kim Dong Chul, was arrested in October 2015. [01:33.60]He was sentenced to 10 years in prison with hard labor in 2016 [01:38.88]after being found guilty of espionage charges. [01:43.64]Pompeo's latest trip to North Korea came just weeks after he met with Kim. [01:50.64]Earlier this week, the North Korean leader met with Chinese President Xi Jinping [01:56.36]for the second time in a little more than a month. [02:00.28]Observers say the talks are a sign that negotiations have reached a critical point. [02:07.60]"It suggests that a major deal is under consideration [02:11.47]that involves major concessions on each side," noted Dennis Wilder. [02:18.04]He served on the U.S. National Security Council [02:21.56]during the presidency of George W. Bush. [02:25.76]I'm Jonathan Evans. [02:27.28]更多听力请访问51VOA.COM