你为什么一开始邀请她？

Why did you invite her ___in ___the ___first ___place?

一开始，你们对我来说是陌生人，但现在你们是我特殊的外国朋友。

___In ___the ___first ___place, you were unknown people for me, but now you are my special foreign friends.

我们一开始就应该考虑风险。

We should have considered the risks ___in ___the ___first ___place.