Attend
[观察] 阅读下列各句，并观察attend 在句中的用法。
1. Did you attend the meeting yesterday?
2. Their children attend the same school.
3. The woman has two nurses attending (o n) her.
[点拨] attend v. 参加，出席，如句1； 经常去，定期去（某处），如句2 ；医治，照顾，看护，如句3。
[辨析] attend / join / take part in / join in
attend一般指参加会议、典礼，去听课、听报告等。如：attend the meeting / conference / lecture / school / ceremony ...
join 加入某团体、组织（如军队、党派）、一群人、游戏等当中。如：join the party / army / club / tea m / sb. ...
take part in 参加某项活动。如：take part in the discussion / movement / revolution / meeting / conference / conversation / debate / war ...
join in 参加某项活动。如：join in the game / discussion / conversation ...。join sb. in (doing) sth. 指和其他人一起参加某项活动。
