get sb out of the sun的意思

One businessman has told the story of a delivery of 10,000 bottles of sterile penicillin at the airport of a Far Eastern country. ②It was apparently customary to pay customs officials about $ 250 upon arrival of each shipment to get them out of the sun

get sb out of the sun是不找某人麻烦的意思，这句的them是指海关职员还是指青霉素？

One businessman has told the story of a delivery of 10,000 bottles of sterile penicillin at the airport of a Far Eastern country. It was apparently customary to pay customs officials about $ 250 upon arrival of each shipment to get them out of the sun.

【翻译】一位商人讲述了在一个远东国家机场运送1万瓶消毒青霉素的故事。非常明显的惯例是，为了“让这类药品避光”，每一批货物到达后，都要付给海关官员大约250USD。

1. 我感觉，网友的问题重点，应该放在get them out of the sun上。就是说，这个短语到底的意思是？

2. 你可能看到书上“为了让海关官员不找麻烦”，就深信不疑了，为何不去认真考察一下这个表达的意思呢？

3. 第一，这个表达不是什么固定习语。照字面翻译就是：“让这类药品避光；让它们免受阳光暴晒”。out of 意为“离得远远的；避开”，the sun 等于the sunlight。至于这句话的真的含义，是否“比喻”，只有说话人自己心里了解。

4. 对于读者而言，只有结合上下文去考量了。假如翻译成“为了让海关官员不找麻烦”，确实过于意译了。既然带了引号，这里面必有含义，留给读者自己琢磨更好一些。

5. 我感觉，应该如此翻译和理解：“为了不让这类药品揭秘，不让真相大白（可能有走私嫌疑）”，这就足够了。