我们一开始就不该借钱给他。

We shouldn't have ___in ___the ___first ___place lent him money.

首先，我想知道当初为什么会选择这个计划。

___In ___the ___first ___place, I want to understand why this plan was chosen.

我从一开始就没同意开这个会。

I never agreed to this meeting ___in ___the ___first ___place.