Paraphrasing (4th paragraph)
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At first glance, these trends lend credence to the popular notion that globalization is fast creating a world that, as former Citicorp Chairman Walter Wriston put it, is tied "together in a single electronic market moving at the speed of light" . But a closer look reveals that global integration appears to be growing no more rapidly now than it has been for years, and its pace may even be slowing.
The main idea of the paragraph
The global integration appears to be growing no more rapidly now than it has been for years.
和过去几年的情况相同，全球一体化似乎一直发展得很缓慢。
句子分析
At first glance, these trends lend credence to the popular notion that globalization is fast creating a world that, as former Citicorp Chairman Walter Wriston put it, is "tied together in a single electronic market moving at the speed of light".
在此句中：
1、these trends lend credence to the popular notion是主句
2、"that globalization … speed of light”是同位语从句，说明notion的内容，其中："that, as former Citicorp … of light”是个限制性定语从句，修饰名词“world”其中：
1）as former Citicorp Chairman Walter Wriston put it是由as引导的方式状语从句，修饰谓语动词“is tied”
2）现在分词短语moving at the speed of light作定语，修饰名词“market”
词语解释
lend credence to
to make something more believable 使…（更为）可信，e.g.
1、The DNA results lend credence to Smith's claims of innocence. DNA的检查结果使史密斯坚持他是无辜的说法更为可信。
2、Good studies are needed to lend credence to the notion that genuine progress can be made in this important field.需要做细致的研究才能使人们相信能够在这一领域取得真正进展的想法。
