Prisoners sometimes ease their captivity by endowing their jailers with extraordinary qualities.是什么意思？

Prisoners sometimes ease their captivity by endowing their jailers with extraordinary qualities.

犯人有时表现出非常好的品德以取悦狱卒,以此改善他们的境遇.

prisoners

n. 囚徒( prisoner的名词复数 )，俘虏，被夺去自由的人[动物]等；

例句
The regulations were relaxed and the prisoners could get out and about a bit.
规定有所放宽，犯人可以出去短暂放风。

sometimes

adv. 有时，间或，时

例句
I want to work at home on a Tuesday but as it turns out sometimes it's a Wednesday or a Thursday.
我想周二在家工作，但实际上有时却是周三或是周四。

ease

n. 轻松，舒适，容易，安逸，不拘束，自在；vt. 解除痛苦，减轻，延缓，松弛；vi. 缓解，减少，轻松前进；

例句
It seems to ease all the aches and pains of a hectic and tiring day.
繁忙劳碌了一天所带来的周身酸痛似乎被一扫而空。

their

pron. 他（她，它）们的，在提及性别不详的人时，用以代替 him 或 her；

例句
Their permissiveness toward their children reflects the wild abandon of their own lives.
他们对孩子的放任折射出他们自身生活的放浪形骸。

captivity

n. 被俘，囚禁，束缚；

例句
The zoo is doing major conservation work, both in captivity and in the field.
无论在圈养场还是在野外，动物园在动物保护方面都承担了主要的工作。

by

prep. 在…旁边，表示方式，由于，经过；adv. 经过，表示保留或保存时用，短暂拜访；

例句
...expensive make-up that we saw being advertised by a beautiful model...
我们所见的由一位漂亮模特代言的昂贵化妆品

endowing

v. 捐钱( endow的现在分词 )，捐赠，资助，使（某人）天生具有（好资质、能力等）；

例句
Ivanov modifies the Dionysiac theory, endowing it with a religious color and collective value.
伊凡诺夫把酒神理论改造得具有了宗教色彩和集体价值.

jailers

n. <过时>监狱看守，狱卒( jailer的名词复数 )；

例句
He never let his jailers break him...
他决不会让监狱看守们摧毁他的意志。

with

prep. 和，跟，随着，关于，和…一致；

例句
A waiter entered with a tray...
侍者端着托盘进来了。

extraordinary

adj. 非凡的，特别的，非常奇特的；

例句
A vacant lot or a bombsite can, to the amateur naturalist, produce an extraordinary variety of flora and fauna...
对于业余博物学者来说,在一片空地上或被炸后的废墟里可能发现种类繁多的植物群和动物群。

qualities

n. 质( quality的名词复数 )，特点，品质，优点；

例句
Her leadership qualities were the greatest asset of the Conservative Party...
她的领导才能是保守党最宝贵的财富。