杰克伦敦野性呼唤里一句翻译

Question

Men felt those muscles and proclaimed them hard as iron, and the odds went down to two to one.
后半句怎么翻译呢？the odds go down怎么理解？to two to one？

Answer 1

这是第六章里面的，其中一个版本的译文是：
人们感受到了这些肌肉，认定它们像铁一样的坚硬，加上去的赌注又下降到了二比一
见http://blog.video.com.cn/120163/archives/2005/2270.shtml

Answer 2

可能性下降到了两个到一个

TO TWO TO ONE就是两个到一个

Answer 3

人们摸了摸那堆肌肉，声称它们硬如铁，于是几率跌到了2：1

Answer 4

the odds went down to two to one.

争执变成了2比1

Answer 5

人们摸了摸他的肌肉，觉得坚硬如铁，于是，赌注赔率下降到了二赔一。

odds：打赌的赌注
two to one：二比一