Debut for newcomers and 100th cap for Gerrard

LONDON, Nov. 14 (Xinhua) -- Liverpool's teenager winger Raheem Sterling¹ is set to make his debut² for England while his club teammate and captain Steven Gerrard is expected to earn the 100th cap in England's friendly against Sweden in Stockholm on Wednesday.

England coach Roy Hodgson has revealed that the 17-year-old Sterling, alongside Tottenham Hotspur center-back Steven Caulker³ and Everton midfielder Leon Osman, will make their international debuts⁴.

Five more players will also be waiting for their first England caps on Wednesday, including Celtic goalkeeper Fraser Forster, Stoke City defender⁵ Ryan Shawcross, Chelsea left-back Ryan Bertrand, Arsenal⁶ full-back Carl Jenkinson as well as Crystal Palace forward Wilfried Zaha, who was born in Cote d'Ivoire.

After being cleared to travel with the squad⁷ following a scan on a knee injury on Monday, England captain Steven Gerrard is set to become the sixth player ever that has earned 100 international caps for England.

The exclusive club includes only Peter Shilton, David Beckham, Bobby Moore, Bobby Charlton and Billy Wright, with legendary⁸ goalkeeper Shilton's 125 caps being the top record.

1 sterling   

adj.英币的(纯粹的，货真价实的)；n.英国货币(英镑)

参考例句：

• Could you tell me the current rate for sterling, please?能否请您告诉我现行英国货币的兑换率？
• Sterling has recently been strong,which will help to abate inflationary pressures.英国货币最近非常坚挺，这有助于减轻通胀压力。

2 debut   

n.首次演出，初次露面

参考例句：

• That same year he made his Broadway debut, playing a suave radio journalist.在那同一年里，他初次在百老汇登台，扮演一个温文而雅的电台记者。
• The actress made her debut in the new comedy.这位演员在那出新喜剧中首次登台演出。

3 caulker   

n.填塞船缝的人或器具

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4 debuts   

演员首次演出( debut的名词复数 )

参考例句：

• He never really debuts the idea of taking money from his parents any longer. 他从此就再也没有认真起过向父母要钱的念头。
• This young soprano debuts next month at the metropolitan opera. 这位年轻的女高音歌唱家下个月将在纽约大都会歌剧院举行首演。

5 defender   

n.保卫者，拥护者，辩护人

参考例句：

• He shouldered off a defender and shot at goal.他用肩膀挡开防守队员，然后射门。
• The defender argued down the prosecutor at the court.辩护人在法庭上驳倒了起诉人。

6 arsenal   

n.兵工厂，军械库

参考例句：

• Even the workers at the arsenal have got a secret organization.兵工厂工人暗中也有组织。
• We must be the great arsenal of democracy.我们必须成为民主的大军火库。

7 squad   

n.班，小队，小团体；vt.把…编成班或小组

参考例句：

• The squad leader ordered the men to mark time.班长命令战士们原地踏步。
• A squad is the smallest unit in an army.班是军队的最小构成单位。

8 legendary   

adj.传奇（中）的，闻名遐迩的；n.传奇（文学）

参考例句：

• Legendary stories are passed down from parents to children.传奇故事是由父母传给孩子们的。
• Odysseus was a legendary Greek hero.奥狄修斯是传说中的希腊英雄。