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英语句子结构分析.Although various factors contribute to killing a co

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英语句子结构分析.
Although various factors contribute to killing a conversation, a brief reply is most likely to do so by dampening the other person's ethusiasm.

这句话"a brief reply is most likely to do so by dampening the other person's ethusiasm" 可不可以改成:
"a brief reply is most likely to dampen the other person's ethusiasm."

如果可以, 两句话有什么不同? 哪一句表达的比较好?
主句中的 is likely to 是复合情态动词,与 do 构成了复合谓语动词,do so 代替前文的contribute to killing a conversation,意思是“致使一次谈话中断”,而原来的 by dampening the other person's enthusiasm 是方式状语,整句话的意思是“虽然各种因素会使一次谈话中断,但是通过使对方的热情降低,寥寥数语的回答很有可能做到这一点”
  如果改为 to dampen the other person's enthusiasm,那么谓语动词就变成了 is likely to dampen,意思成了“虽然各种因素会使一次谈话中断,寥寥数语的回答很有可能降低对方的热情”,这样就改变了原文的意思.