If they were captured they wished to die, believing that they would go to paradise.是什么意思？

If they were captured they wished to die, believing that they would go to paradise.

如果被捕，他们希望去死，因为他们相信自己能够上天堂。

if

conj. 如果，倘若，即使，〈口〉是否，假设；n. 条件，设想；

例句
She was old enough to absent herself from the lunch table if she chose...
她长大了，可以自己做主不来吃午餐了。

they

pron. 他/她/它们，人们，大家，政府，当局，她们；

例句
The storms had abated by the time they rounded Cape Horn.
他们绕过合恩角时，暴风雨已经减弱。

were

be的过去时复数和第二人称单数形式，有时代替 was,用于条件从句、动词 wish 之后等；

例句
Shops, houses, and vehicles were set ablaze.
店铺、房子和车辆全都陷于火海。

captured

v. 俘获( capture的过去式和过去分词 )，夺取，夺得，引起（注意、想像、兴趣）；

例句
He based his conclusions on the evidence given by the captured prisoners.
他根据被俘囚犯提供的证据得出了这个结论。

wished

v. <正>希望，想要，但愿( wish的过去式和过去分词 )，祝愿，盼望，企求，想要；

例句
He wished to live in amity with his neighbour.
他希望与邻居和睦相处。

to

prep. 向，朝着，到，关于，属于；adv. 朝一个方向的，到某种状态，关闭；

例句
I suggest you leave it to an expert...
我建议你把它留给专家来解决。

die

vt.& vi. 死亡，熄灭，凋零，枯萎，渴望，盼望；n. 钢型，硬模，骰子；

例句
5,000 people die every year because of accidents in the home...
每年有5,000人死于家中的意外事故。

believing

adj. 有信仰的；v. 相信( believe的现在分词 )，认为，以为，对…信以为真；

例句
He is, assuredly, not alone in believing they will win...
毫无疑问，不止他一个人认为他们会赢。

that

det. 那个，那；pron. 那个，那；conj. 多么，如此…以至，用于某些动词、形容词和名词后，引出各种从句；adv. 不那么，那样；

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

would

aux. 将，将要，愿意，会，打算，大概；v. (will 的过去式，用于转述)将；

例句
I would love to go abroad this year, perhaps to the South of France.
我今年很想出国，可能是去法国南部。

go

vi. 走，离开，去做，进

例句
I would love to go abroad this year, perhaps to the South of France.
我今年很想出国，可能是去法国南部。

paradise

n. 天堂，伊甸园，乐园，极乐；

例句
...a children's paradise filled with bouncy toys.
有许多弹跳玩具的儿童乐园