ON THE BRINK1: She's famous for being lead singer of Destiny's Child. Since Destiny's Child hit the big time with a 2000 Grammy win for “Say My Name”, she has been in the spotlight. But now she's standing alone. After her favorable foray2 into acting in Austin Powers in Goldmember, Beyoncé has her plate full. With her first solo3 album dropping on January 21, plus film projects, this diva4-turned-actress is ready to explode. Up next, a romantic comedy starring Cuba Gooding Jr. called Fighting Temptations5. She'll play a gospel6 singer who is Cuba's love interest.
RISKY BUSINESS: “Everybody who sings and performs cannot act, and I didn't know if I could or not. That's why I was scared to get into it, because sometimes you think, 'Okay, since I perform and I'm a successful singer, then I can be a successful actress.' But it's not something that everyone has.”
DRIVING FORCE7: She doesn't just wait for things to happen, she makes them happen with her incredibly8 strong work ethic9. “Adults, kids, whatever, I haven't seen anyone work as hard as me. To be honest, I've worked harder than anybody I've ever seen in the last four years.”
UNDER PRESSURE: “I never felt like I was on the edge, but I have the life of a lot of performers. And if I did not have my family around, I see how it could happen.”
WHY SHE SIZZLES10: Simply put, she can do it all...and is good at it all!
一触即发：作为“真命天女”组合的主唱，她红得发紫。自从“真命天女”以《说出我的名字》赢得2000年格莱美奖从而风光一时以来，碧昂斯一直身处聚光灯下。但她现在是单枪匹马。继她在最得意的片子《王牌大贱谍3》首次触电之后，碧昂斯一直忙得应接不暇。元月21日她的首张单碟横空出世，再加上她的电影项目，这位歌手摇身一变成影星，几乎要爆炸了。紧接下来她要推出小库巴·古丁主演的浪漫喜剧，名叫《抗拒诱惑》，而她将扮演一个库巴心仪的福音歌曲演唱手。
冒险的行当：“并非每一个会唱会跳的人都能演戏，我也不知道自己是否行。这也是我当初害怕涉足其中的原因，因为有时你会想：‘好吧，既然我能表演，又是成功的歌手，那么我也可以当个成功的演员’。不过这事儿可不是人人干得了的。”
驱动力：她不是简单地等待事情发生，而是凭超强的工作信念促使事情发生。 “不管大人还是小孩，我没见过谁比我更卖命，过去四年我工作比自己见过的任何人都卖力。”
承受压力：“我从没有岌岌可危的感觉，但我过着许多艺人同样的生活。要不是我的家人就在身边，我明白那种情况也会发生。”
为何炙手可热：简而言之，她什么都会，什么都行！
1. on the brink of 将要，濒于
2． foray n． 涉足，尝试
3． solo adj． 独唱的
4． diva n． 著名女歌唱家
5． temptation n． 诱惑
6． gospel n． 福音音乐（源于美国黑人歌曲宗教音乐，有流行歌曲或民歌风格）
7． driving force [驱]动力
8． incredibly adv． 难以置信地， 不可思议地
9． ethic n． 伦理；道德
10． sizzle v． 把……烧得哧哧响，烧焦