They recently failed to negotiate a mutually acceptable new contract.是什么意思？

They recently failed to negotiate a mutually acceptable new contract.

他们最近未能谈成一个双方都满意的新合同。

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。

recently

adv. 最近，近来，不久以前，近日，新近；

例句
They recently failed to negotiate a mutually acceptable new contract.
他们最近未能谈成一个双方都满意的新合同。

failed

adj. 失败了的，不成功的；v. 在…中失败( fail的过去式和过去分词 )，衰退，衰弱，破产；

例句
They recently failed to negotiate a mutually acceptable new contract.
他们最近未能谈成一个双方都满意的新合同。

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。

negotiate

vi. 谈判，协商，交涉；vt. 谈判达成，成功越过，议价出售；

例句
They recently failed to negotiate a mutually acceptable new contract.
他们最近未能谈成一个双方都满意的新合同。

mutually

adv. 互相地，互助，对；

例句
They recently failed to negotiate a mutually acceptable new contract.
他们最近未能谈成一个双方都满意的新合同。

acceptable

adj. 可接受的，合意的，（社会上）认同的，（礼物等）令人满意的；

例句
It is becoming more acceptable for women to drink alcohol...
女性喝酒渐渐被人们接受。

new

adj. 新的，崭新的，新鲜的，新到的，现代的，初次（听到）的；adv. 新近，最近；

例句
When I listen to her play I can hear a new Nigel Kennedy.
从她的演奏中我听出了新一代的奈杰尔·肯尼迪。

contract

n. 合同，契约，协议；

例句
The House of Lords affirmed that the terms of a contract cannot be rewritten retrospectively.
上议院申明合同条款改写后不具备追溯效力。